NATURA MACA & MARACUYA DRINK
NATURAL BENEFITS OF MACA
· Tonic: Revitalizes physically and mentally men and women of all ages. Natural tonic for fatigue and exhaustion. Improves concentration and memory.(1), (3) & (4)
· Immune System: Elevates hemoglobin and leucocytes levels, improving the Immune System. (1) & (4).
· Sexuality and Fertility:
· For men: Helps support sexual function, increments libido and sexual desire, as an Aphrodisiac; improves the quality of seminal liquid, augments production of sperm and improves their viability and motility. (2) & (4).
· For women: Increments libido, alleviates menstrual pains; promotes fertility; helps support hormonal equilibrium in menopause and post-menopause; helps support strong bones, reduces stress and augments levels of energy. (1), (2), (3) & (4).
· Supports the process of bone calcification, augmenting bone density.
Since 1996, in the United States, NASA has been utilizing Maca in the astronauts’ diet, because, according to reports from the same Agency, Maca influences the conservation of excellent physical state, while at the same time keeps lucidity and reflexes in top shape.
In an international conference in 1991, the United Nations’ FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) in its goal to re-establish a healthy diet worldwide, included Maca in its list of products to combat nutritional problems caused by the inclusion of processed foods and high-sugar drinks in the daily diet.
(1) MACA - INTRODUCCION. (PowerPoint Presentation)
Luis Rossi, Universidad Cayetano Heredia, Lima – Perú. , No Date, Page. 25
www.upch.edu.pe/facien/fc/dcbf/bioaplicada/MACA.ppt
(2) Los Principios Activos y dosificación de Lepidium Meyenii: Pruebas in vivo. (PowerPoint Presentation)
Immunology Section, Microbiology Department Science & Philosophy Faculty. Universidad Cayetano Heredia, Lima Perú, No Date.
http://www.macapunch.com/links/investig%20cayetano%20heredia.pdf
(3) Article Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemestry ”Investigation of the Tuber Constituents of Maca (Lepidium meyenii Walp.)”
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemestry, 2002, 50 (20), pp 5621–5625 Sonia Piacente, Virginia Carbone, Alberto Plaza, Aurelia Zampelli and Cosimo Pizza
Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Salerno, via Ponte Don Melillo, 84084 Fisciano, Salerno, Italy, and Centro di Spettrometria di Massa Proteomica e Biomolecolare, Istituto di Scienze dell' Alimentazione, via Roma 52 A-C, 83100 Avellino, Italy.
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/jf020280x
(4) Article Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemestry “New Alkamides from Maca (Lepidium meyenii)”
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemestry, 2005, 53 (3), pp 690–693
Jianping Zhao, Ilias Muhammad, D. Chuck Dunbar, Jamal Mustafa and Ikhlas A. Khan
Department of Pharmacognosy and National Center for Natural Products Research, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677.
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/jf048529t