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Maca (Lepidium meyenii) as a Functional Food and Dietary Supplement: A Review on Analytical Studies [PDF]
FoodsMaca (Lepidium meyenii Walp.), a Brassicaceae species native to the high Andes of Peru, has gained global attention as a functional food and herbal medicinal product due to its endocrine-modulating, fertility-enhancing, and neuroprotective properties ...
Andreas Wasilewicz, Ulrike Grienke
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Lepidium meyenii biological activity and future perspectives [PDF]
Makedonsko Farmacevtski BiltenLepidium meyenii Walp. (Brassicaceae) is a plant native to the Andean region. It is also known as Maca and Peruvian ginseng and is considered to have been used in traditional medicine for more than 2000 years.
Zoya Dzhakova +2 more
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Lepidium meyenii (Maca) – multidirectional health effects – review [PDF]
Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, 2018 Lepidium meyenii, commonly known as Maca, is a Peruvian plant that grows high in the Andes, in areas over 4,000 meters above sea level. Its composition contains almost all of the essential amino acids and twenty of the essential fatty acids needed by man,
Kasprzak Dorota +3 more
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Histología de la Maca, Lepidium meyenii Walpers (Brassicaceae)
Revista Peruana de Biología, 2013 Se presenta el estudio histológico de Lepidium meyenii Walpers "maca", enfocado principalmente en la caracterización del órgano reservante. El estudio se realizó en macas de color amarillo, procedentes de Junín, y comprendió la caracterización ...
Manuel Marín-Bravo
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Physiological responses of Lepidium meyenii plants to ultraviolet-B radiation challenge [PDF]
BMC Plant Biology, 2019 Background Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation can affect several aspects ranging from plant growth to metabolic regulation. Maca is a Brassicaceae crop native to the Andes growing in above 3500 m of altitude.
Thais Huarancca Reyes +3 more
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Maca (Lepidium meyenii WALP), a review of its biological properties
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 2014 Maca (Lepidium meyenii) is a plant that grows above 4000 altitude meters in Peru’s Central Andes; it has different varieties according to the color of the hypocotyl.
Gustavo F. Gonzales +4 more
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The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Lepidium perfoliatum L.
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 This study was based on the collection of the complete genome of Lepidium perfoliatum chloroplast (cp). The full cp genome is 154,264 bp long, containing 130 genes, in which 8 genes are specified for ribosomal RNA (rRNA), while 85 and 37 genes for ...
Qian Zhou +6 more
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The Iraqi Journal of Agricultural science, 2023 The bacterial ability to form biofilm had been complicated the infection healing process, due to antibiotic resistance. Urinary tract infection is an optimal example of such infections that caused by bacterial biofilms.
Muna H. M. +2 more
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Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2022 Lepidium meyenii (maca) is a Peruvian nutraceutical plant, whose hypocotyl has a variety of colors ranging from black to white. The black and red varieties of maca have been the most studied since their extracts are associated with effects such as ...
Saray Paternina-Ricardo +2 more
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Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2021 Soil quality is usually determined by its physical-chemical characteristics without taking into account the bacterial communities that play a fundamental role in the chemical decomposition of plant nutrients.
F. Huaraca-Meza +7 more
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