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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]

Molecules
Selected 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, Wirginia Kukula-Koch, Dominik Szwajgier, Beata Antosiewicz-Klimczak, Rita Cristina Orihuela-Campos, Kazimierz Głowniak, Henry O. Meissner   +6 more
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Antioxidant activity, total polyphenol, anthocyanin and benzyl-glucosinolate contents in different phenotypes and portion of Japanese Maca (Lepidium meyenii) [PDF]

Heliyon
Maca (Lepidium meyenii), mainly grown in Peru, is a traditional herbal medicine that is mostly used to improve sperm motility and serum hormone levels. Maca phenotypes are represented by purple, black, yellow, white, and mixed colors.
Harumi Uto-Kondo, Yuna Naito, Masaya Ichikawa, Rio Nakata, Akifumi Hagiwara, Koji Kotani   +5 more
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Effects of Oral Administration of Lepidium meyenii on Morphology of Mice Testis and Motility of Epididymal Sperm Cells After Tetrahydrocannabinol Exposure

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Background: Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) administration is associated with testicular damage and reduced semen quality. Oral administration of Lepidium Meyenii (maca) improves spermatogenesis and sperm motility and count and reduces spermatogenic damage ...
Adelaide Greco, Adelaide Greco, Chiara Del Prete, Davide De Biase, Veronica Palumbo, Sandra Albanese, Dario Bruzzese, Domenico Carotenuto, Francesca Ciani, Simona Tafuri, Leonardo Meomartino, Marcello Mancini, Orlando Paciello, Natascia Cocchia   +13 more
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Anti-Inflammation and Anti-Melanogenic Effects of Maca Root Extracts Fermented Using Lactobacillus Strains

Antioxidants, 2023
Maca is a well-known biennial herb with various physiological properties, such as antioxidant activity and immune response regulation. In this study, the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-melanogenic effects of fermented maca root extracts were ...
Jisun Yang, Hyeijin Cho, Minchan Gil, Kyung Eun Kim   +3 more
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Macroaggregates Serve as Micro-Hotspots Enriched With Functional and Networked Microbial Communities and Enhanced Under Organic/Inorganic Fertilization in a Paddy Topsoil From Southeastern China

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Microbial communities of soil aggregate-size fractions were explored with molecular and networking assays for topsoil samples from a clayey rice paddy under long-term fertilization treatments.
Zhipeng Rui, Zhipeng Rui, Zhipeng Rui, Xinda Lu, Zichuan Li, Zichuan Li, Zichuan Li, Zhi Lin, Zhi Lin, Zhi Lin, Haifei Lu, Haifei Lu, Haifei Lu, Dengxiao Zhang, Dengxiao Zhang, Dengxiao Zhang, Shengyuan Shen, Xiaoyu Liu, Xiaoyu Liu, Xiaoyu Liu, Jufeng Zheng, Jufeng Zheng, Jufeng Zheng, Marios Drosos, Marios Drosos, Kun Cheng, Kun Cheng, Rongjun Bian, Rongjun Bian, Rongjun Bian, Xuhui Zhang, Xuhui Zhang, Lianqing Li, Lianqing Li, Lianqing Li, Genxing Pan, Genxing Pan, Genxing Pan   +37 more
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Efeito de diferentes volumes de calda no raleio químico de frutos da macieira 'Gala' [PDF]

Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2000
O objetivo deste trabalho foi comparar a eficiência de diferentes volumes de calda de raleantes químicos em plantas de macieira (Malus domestica Borkh), cultivar Gala.
ANÍSIO PEDRO CAMILO, LUIZ ANTONIO PALLADINI   +1 more
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Effect of Maca Tuber Powder with or Without Vitamin E on Some Blood Biochemical Characteristics and Antioxidant Status of Ross 308 Breeder Males [PDF]

مجلة جامعة كركوك للعلوم الزراعية, 2022
This study was conducted at the University of Kirkuk / College of Agriculture in the fields ofthe Department of Animal Production to see if the powder was essential in the semencharacteristics of the breeder males of Ross 308 broilers, as 40 roosters ...
Sameerah n Ameen, ammar qahtan, Nidal i Ghani   +2 more
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Acceptability, Safety, and Efficacy of Oral Administration of Extracts of Black or Red Maca (Lepidium meyenii) in Adult Human Subjects: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study

Pharmaceuticals, 2016
The plant maca, grown at 4000 m altitude in the Peruvian Central Andes, contains hypocotyls that have been used as food and in traditional medicine for centuries.
Carla Gonzales-Arimborgo, Irma Yupanqui, Elsa Montero, Dulce E. Alarcón-Yaquetto, Alisson Zevallos-Concha, Lidia Caballero, Manuel Gasco, Jianping Zhao, Ikhlas A. Khan, Gustavo F. Gonzales   +9 more
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Maca against Echinococcosis?—A Reverse Approach from Patient to In Vitro Testing

Pathogens, 2021
Drug-based treatment of alveolar echinococcosis (AE) with benzimidazoles is in most cases non-curative, thus has to be taken lifelong. Here, we report on a 56-year-old male AE patient who received standard benzimidazole treatment and biliary plastic ...
Tanja Karpstein, Sheena Chaudhry, Solange Bresson-Hadni, Michael Hayoz, Ghalia Boubaker, Andrew Hemphill, Reto Rufener, Marc Kaethner, Isabelle Schindler, Yolanda Aebi, Antonio Sa Cunha, Carlo R. Largiadèr, Britta Lundström-Stadelmann   +12 more
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Pim processo inovador na cadeia produtiva da maçã brasileira. [PDF]

, 2012
A cadeia produtiva da maçã brasileira com a implementação da Produção Integrada de Maçã demonstrou suas preocupações com as necessidades apresentadas pelo mercado consumidor e, além disso, com essa implementação ratifica o papel de segmento pioneiro em ...
CAMARGO, M. E., CRUZ, M. R. da, MALAFAIA, G. C.   +2 more
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