La Maca (Lepidium peruvianum Chacón sp. nov.) y su Habitat
Revista Peruana de Biología, 2014 Este estudio presenta la descripción taxonómica de un ejemplar tipo de la MACA obtenido el 9 de septiembre de 1989 cerca de Huarancaca, ciudad de Cerro de Pasco, del Departamento de Pasco, como Lepidium peruvianum Chacon sp.
Gloria Chacon
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Commodity risk assessment of Ullucus tuberosus tubers from Peru [PDF]
EFSA Journal, Volume 19, Issue 3, March 2021., 2021 Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as ‘High risk plants, plant products and other objects. This Scientific Opinion covers plant health risks posed by tubers of Ullucus tuberosus imported from Peru ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +25 more
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Evolution of the adaptogenic concept from traditional use to medical systems: Pharmacology of stress‐ and aging‐related diseases [PDF]
Medicinal Research Reviews, Volume 41, Issue 1, Page 630-703, January 2021., 2021 Abstract Adaptogens comprise a category of herbal medicinal and nutritional products promoting adaptability, resilience, and survival of living organisms in stress. The aim of this review was to summarize the growing knowledge about common adaptogenic plants used in various traditional medical systems (TMS) and conventional medicine and to provide a ...
Alexander G. Panossian +10 more
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Synergism of Specific Maca Phenotypes (Lepidium peruvianum) in Combination with Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens) Extract for Chemoprevention of Prostate Cancer as Determined in In Vitro Cytotoxicity Assays on Human Epithelial and Prostate Cancer Cells [PDF]
MoleculesSelected phenotypes of dried maca (Lepidium peruvianum) hypocotyls and supercritical CO2 extract (USPlus®) of saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) were used to determine their targeted, cytotoxic action in prostate cancer cells.
Katarzyna Gaweł-Bęben +6 more
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Purification of Lepidilines A, B, C, and D from Lepidium meyenii Walpers by Centrifugal Partition Chromatography Followed by Semi-Preparative HPLC and Preliminary Evaluation of Anticancer Activity Against Neuroblastoma Cell Lines [PDF]
MoleculesLepidium meyenii Walpers (syn. Lepidium peruvianum Chacon) has been cultivated for centuries in the Peruvian Andes as both a vegetable and a traditional medicine resource.
Dominik Tarabasz +7 more
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Revista Peruana de Biología, 2013 Los macrófagos desempeñan un rol importante en la respuesta innata y adaptativa, durante su activación producen mediadores citotóxicos como Óxido Nítrico (NO).
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Influence of dietary supplementation with Lepidium meyenii (Maca) on sperm quality in dogs [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceMaca is a traditional Andean crop used as a nutraceutical for the fertility-enhancing properties that are linked with antioxidant activity. The aim of this study was to evaluate, for the first time, the potential beneficial effects of oral Maca (Lepidium
Debora Teresa Gattuso +9 more
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Ethnobotany of Indigenous Saraguros: Medicinal Plants Used by Community Healers “Hampiyachakkuna” in the San Lucas Parish, Southern Ecuador [PDF]
BioMed Research International, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017 This paper reports the results of an ethnobotanical survey on the use of medicinal plants by community healers “Hampiyachakkuna” in the San Lucas Parish, province of Loja, Ecuador. A particular ethnic group, the indigenous Saraguros, inhabits this region.
José M. Andrade +3 more
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Therapeutic effect of Lepidium peruvianum Chacon mediated silver nanoparticles on fertility in adult male Sprague-Dawley rats [PDF]
RSC AdvancesThe study investigates male infertility by synthesizing silver nanoparticles (LP@AgNPs) using Lepidium peruvianum Chacon. LP@AgNPs showed significant improvements in reproductive tissues, spermatogenesis, and semen quality in Sprague Dawley rats.
Ameer Hamza +6 more
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Revista Peruana de Biología, 2013 El tratamiento clásico de la leishmaniosis cutánea consiste en la inyección de 15-20 ampollas de Glucantine lo que ocasiona efectos secundarios, este hecho justifica la búsqueda de nuevos medicamentos motivando la presente investigación.
Libertad Alzamora +8 more
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