The Internet is full of legends about the godlike functions of maca, especially for libido, which is really sought after. What kind of magical species is maca in the end? How strong is the health care function? Summarize some of the current research progress, to provide you with reference.

Maqua health effects

Maqua planting areas are mainly distributed in the Andes in South America and the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain area in Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China, the rhizome is shaped like a small round radish, can be eaten. It is a very common thing in South America, and is used to treat gynecological diseases, such as menopausal syndrome and irregular menstruation. However, with the mining of medicinal value, it has gradually been developed into health care products.

1, anti-fatigue

Each 100 grams of maca contains 59% of carbohydrates, containing 8.9% of linolenic acid and 18.5% of the unsaturated fatty acid linoleic acid. Not only taste sweet, but also can provide a lot of heat energy, can make people full of energy, mental vigor, reduce fatigue.

Cha Shenghua, Yang Qin and others based on the study of mice found that Yunnan maca extract has a significant fatigue-relieving effect, and there is a clear amount - effect relationship. The active components of this fatigue-relieving effect are sugars and maca-amides (mainly N-benzyl linolenamide).

The food safety of Yunnan maca was also evaluated in the study, and the food safety was evaluated by raising mice at amounts equivalent to 100 times the recommended amount for humans, respectively, and no acute toxicity or reproductive toxicity was observed. Through this report, it can be seen that Yunnan-produced maca is slightly better than Peruvian-produced maca in terms of nutrients, heavy metals and other indicators.

So if you want to choose maca as a health product, you don't have to worship the Peruvian origin too much, but the Yunnan Lijiang origin is better.

2, improve libido

Beginning editorial also do not believe, through the review of literature and information, there is really evidence to prove that maca on libido has a role in enhancing.

Foreign mice test and human test, all suggest that taking 1500~3000mg per day can improve male libido. Domestic XuZhiHuo et al by examining the mouse reproductive organs organs index, serum hormone level, testicular antioxidant and sperm quantity, viability, brain 5-hydroxytryptamine content and other indexes, proved that maca on male mice sexual function has a strong improvement effect, this effect is multi-faceted, multi-angle **** with the effect of the results. The study also suggests that the different origins, colors and processing methods of maca produce different effects on the sexual function of mice.

3, anti-osteoporosis

Liu Hao et al. study proved that the maca extract N-benzyl palmitamide has anti-osteoporosis activity, and by improving the expression of estrogen receptor and osteogenic key factors, promote bone formation and inhibit bone resorption, and ultimately play the role of anti-osteoporosis. Of course, this is based on data from mouse models, and human clinical trials have not yet been conducted.

4, type 2 diabetes hypoglycemic effect

Zhang Lijun et al.'s research shows that maca contains maca flavonoids, mustard oil glycosides have an inhibitory effect on ? -glucosidase has an inhibitory effect. And ? -glucosidase is inhibited, the rate of starch in food being broken down into glucose will be slowed down. There is a class of hypoglycemic drugs that inhibit the enzyme glucosidase. -glucosidase to lower sugar. At the same time, studies have shown that maca improves insulin resistance in fat cells. Of course, this is also based on the rat diabetes model, human clinical trials have not been carried out.

For anti-osteoporosis and hypoglycemia, I very much do not recommend friends to use maca, not only no clinical trial data, indiscriminate use may also delay the condition, it is recommended to use regular drug therapy.

5, other functions because there is no sufficient evidence, will not be summarized.

Hints

1, the market of maca products are mixed, the price is different, different processing methods, the quality of the contents can not be guaranteed. 2, to say that the effect of health care, often poorly. Research to research, the dose and concentration used are very high, the development of health products into the active ingredient is difficult to achieve the actual dose required, and there is no adequate dose data support. 3, for the maca itself, can prove that the normal use of basic non-toxic and harmless. But these health products are whether the added drug ingredients, it is not known. If you want to use, do not blindly worship origin, choose some big brand reputation of the product use.

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