Maca - capsules

Plant description

Maca is a bulbous plant originating in the Peruvian Andes. Dried and powdered, it is used to powerfully streghthen the organism.

The usable part of the plant is an underground pear-shaped bulb.

Properties

Maca has nutritional properties due to its high content of vitamins, minerals, proteins, essential amino acids, and sterols. It is especially used in instances of malnutrition and emaciation by disease, hard physical labor and age. Due to its valuable ingredients, maca has become an essential component of sportmen diets.

The following effects are attributed to maca:

- nutritional attributes and organism streghtening

- improves the immune system

- it is a natural source of protein - it contains high percentage content of arginine in its protein (11g. in 100g. of protein - the highest from all proteins used for supplement production) – therefore it is used as an energizer, aiding endurance and body muscle build

- the activity of sterols contained in maca is partly similiar to the effect of anabolic steroids

- prevents insomnia and osteoporosis

- thanks to prostaglandins, sterols and amids of polyunsaturated fatty acids it is considered to be an aphrodisiac

- it delays the aging processes of the organism (skin and organs)

- it supports memory and the ability to learn

- it improves the brain work activity which is important in case of intensive intellectual work 

- it contains very high level of minerals which makes it an important diet supplement for hard manual and mental labor as well as in case of emaciation by disease

- it regulates the hormon levels of thyroid, adrenals, pituitary gland and the gonads. It is used in treatment of irregular menstruation and disorders related to menopause and andropause

- it increases the production of milk of breastfeeding women

- it has adaptogenic properties - it individually adapts itself to the needs of a particular organism

- indicated for use in geriatric