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Your browser version may not work well with NCBI's Web applications. More information here... Effect of Lepidium meyenii (Maca), a root with
aphrodisiac and fertility­enhancing
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properties,2003]
Asian J Androl. 2001 Dec;3(4):301­3. on serum reproductive hormone levels in adult
Dose­response effects of Lepidium meyenii
(Maca) aqueous extract[Jon Ethnopharmacol.
testicular function 2005]
Lepidium meyenii (Maca) improved semen parameters in adult men. and weight of different organs in adult rats.
Effects of ethinyl estradiol on semen quality and
Gonzales GF, Cordova A, Gonzales C, Chung A, Vega K, Villena A.
various hormonal parameters in [Fertil
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Department of Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy and Instituto de Investigaciones de la male.
Altura, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru. iiad@upch.edu.pe Review Lepidium meyenii (Maca): a plant from
the highlands of[Forsch
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Abstract Review Toxicological aspects of the South
AIM: The present study was designed to determine the effect of a 4­month oral treatment with tablets of American herbs cat's claw (Uncaria
[Toxicoltomentosa)
Rev. 2005]
Lepidium meyenii (Maca) on seminal analysis in nine adult normal men aged 24­44 years old. and Maca (Lepidium meyenii) : a critical
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METHODS: Nine men received tablets of Maca (1500 or 3000 mg/day) for 4 months. Seminal analysis
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was performed according to guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO). Serum luteinizing
hormone (LH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), prolactin (PRL), testosterone (T) and estradiol (E2)
were measured before and after treatment.
Cited by 5 PubMed Central articles
RESULTS: Treatment with Maca resulted in increased seminal volume, sperm count per ejaculum, motile Maca (L. meyenii) for improving sexual function:
sperm count, and sperm motility. Serum hormone levels were not modified with Maca treatment. a systematic[BMC
review.
Complement Altern Med. 2010]
Increase of sperm count was not related to dose of Maca. Comparison of glucosamine sulfate and a
polyherbal supplement
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AlternofMed. 2007]
CONCLUSION: Maca improved sperm production and sperm motility by mechanisms not related to LH, osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized
FSH, PRL, T and E2. Effect of three different cultivars of Lepidium
meyenii (Maca)
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in
ovariectomized mice.
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