Revista Peruana de Biología, 2013 Se estudió la actividad inmunoduladora sobre cultivos de linfocitos T humanos de sangre periférica. Se evaluó la producción de IFN−γ inducida por los extractos metanólicos (EM) de los ecotipos blanco, negro, rojo y morado de Lepidium peruvianum (conocida
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Lepidium meyenii(Maca) in male reproduction
Natural Product Research, 2019 Lepidium meyenii (Maca) is an edible root plant that grows in the Andean region of Peru. For centuries, the plant has been used as a dietary supplement for its nutritional and therapeutic properties. Maca are rich in high value nutritional elements and secondary metabolites (macaridine, macamides and glucosinolates) with high biological activity ...
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Medicinal plants with cholesterol-lowering effect marketed in the Buenos Aires-La Plata conurbation, Argentina : An Urban Ethnobotany study [PDF]
, 2015 Fil: Hurrell, Julio Alberto. Laboratorio de Etnobotánica y Botánica Aplicada (LEBA). Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Universidad Nacional de La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Puentes, Jeremías P..
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Phytomedicine Plus, 2022 Background: The Lepidium meyenii plant also known as Peruvian Maca, originates from high altitudes in the Andes, it has a high nutritional content and is extensively used as an herbal supplement for conditions such as sexual dysfunction, semen quality ...
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Induction of Resistance with Benzothiadiazole in Sunflower: a Comparison of Biotrophic vs. Necrotrophic Pathosystems [PDF]
, 2016 In the present work we aimed at comparing the effect of benzothiadiazole (BTH) treatment on defence reactions of sunflower plants to downy mildew and white rot diseases.
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Study of the effect exerted by fructo-oligosaccharides from yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) root flour in an intestinal infection model with Salmonella Typhimurium [PDF]
, 2013 Beneficial effects of prebiotics like inulin and fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) have been proven in health and nutrition. Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius), an Andean crop, contains FOS (50 – 70 % of its dry weight) and, therefore, is considered a ...
Bibas Bonet, María Eugenia +5 more
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Maca (Lepidium meyenii): In Vitro Evaluation of Rumen Fermentation and Oxidative Stress [PDF]
, 2023 The aim of this study was to investigate the chemical composition of three maca (Lepidium meyenii Walp.) ecotypes (yellow, black, and red) and their in vitro fermentation characteristics and antioxidant effects on cow rumen liquor.
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Evaluación preliminar del efecto de Lepidium meyenii Walp en el desarrollo embrionario de ratón
Revista Peruana de Biología, 2013 La "maca", Lepidium meyenii Walp, especie vegetal nativa del Perú, es un recurso de gran valor nutricional. Además son varias las investigaciones realizadas en la última década en las cuales se ha comprobado sus efectos sobre la fertilidad de mamíferos ...
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Oral herbal therapies for treating osteoarthritis (review) [PDF]
, 2014 Background Medicinal plant products are used orally for treating osteoarthritis. Although their mechanisms of action have not yet been elucidated in full detail, interactions with common inflammatory mediators provide a rationale for using them to ...
Cameron, Melainie, Chrubasik, Sigrun
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Morphological Variability and Isozyme Polymorphisms in Maca and Yacon
Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 2003 A set of 15 accessions of maca, Lepidium meyenii Walp., and 25 accessions of yacon, Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp. & Endl.) H. Robins., cultivated under Czech field conditions was studied to determine relationships between morphological variability and
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