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What is Andean Maca?

Sexual function, energy level or mood are related to the enhancing properties provided by Andean maca, a plant that grows in the pure environment of the Andes Mountains.
Andean maca (red, black, violet or yellow), Lepidium meyenii Walp o Lepidium peruvianum Chacon, grows in mineral-rich plains between 3,600 and 4,600 metres above the sea level in the Peruvian and Bolivian Andean mountains. Andean Maca has been used by humans for three thousand years already and, at this elevation, thanks to strong winds and bitter cold there is no need for pesticides.

Gold of the Incas

Pre-Incan and Incan peoples used maca root powder as a valuable adaptogen. This present of nature would make them able to adapt to the environment. Just taking a look on an image of the Andean Mountains we understand such a plant was needed to survive. The height, peaks, sharpness, snowfields, rains and some more difficult conditions for animals and humans, turn this magnificent area into one of the most demanding on Earth. Without the Andean maca, Inca Empire could have never taken place.
The messengers running these amazing mountains used it to accomplish their duties. Thanks to the Andean maca and their astonishing physical condition, they could run the long and difficult distances to make the communication possible in the Inca Empire. Spaniards acknowledged the benefits of this plant when their horses lost fertility and strength due to the altitude sickness. Incas recommended them to give their horses maca; next ones in making use of the Andean maca were the Spaniards. It was sold in Europe for a while but fell into oblivion until the 20th century.

The Andean people considered maca as food granted by gods to enhance vitality, energy, to reduce mental and physical fatigue and to boost memory. Women especially made use of the Andean maca to boost their libido, improve fertility and regulate the hormone cycle.

Today the red Andean maca and black Andean maca are part of the Western world’s superfoods. They are recommended to fight tiredness because they give back vital energy and good mood.In particular, the combination of red Andean maca and black Andean maca contributes to energising and revitalising and to balancing the sexual function (fertility, sexual desire and hormones).

Women’s health and the Andean maca

A number of characteristics make Andean maca a powerful ally of women’s health.

Black Andean maca is the most recommended to balance the sexual function, overcome fatigue and improve memory and fertility. Red Andean maca presents a better performance when it comes to boost libido and the balance of the metabolic pathways.

The combination of red and black Andean maca in MARNYS® MACAMAR provides revitalising benefits both physically and mentally, as well as sexually. It is especially recommended for the health and vitality of women whose body undergoes changes every month, especially from the age of 40.

Andean Maca benefits

• Energizer: Andean maca is a powerful energizer and unlike caffeine does not provide nervousness.
• Positive mood’s restoration: maca can help us to adapt to stressful times improving our mood.
• Physical endurance: Andean Maca acts as an energy booster and helps to increase physical endurance, being ideal for doing sport.
• Mental Vitality: Andean maca has antioxidant properties that contribute to brain processes, including memory.
• Sexual desire in women: red Andean maca and black Andean maca are associated with women’s general well-being, maintenance of libido, energy and positive mood.

May the Andean force be with you!