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O efeito do polissacarídeo Lepidium meyenii na fadiga: uma revisão sistemática
Revista Brasileira de Nutrição Esportiva, 2021 Introdução: a fadiga pode ser definida como a incapacidade na manutenção de uma atividade de potência ou queda do desempenho e está associada à diversos fatores, tais como: alteração no potencial de ação elétrica da fibra muscular, depleção de glicogênio
Adriana Chapchap Brossi +5 more
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Protective effects of macamides from Lepidium meyenii Walp. against corticosterone-induced neurotoxicity in PC12 cells. [PDF]
RSC Adv, 2019 Neuroprotection of macamides is probably associated with inhibition of the mitochondrial apoptotic and the activation of the phosphorylation of Akt and CREB.
Yu Z +6 more
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Correlations between Antioxidant Activity and Alkaloids and Phenols of Maca (Lepidium meyenii)
Journal of Food Quality, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017 The antioxidant capacity of maca has been considered to be the basis for other bioactivities, and revealing the active antioxidant compounds would help to elucidate a variety of bioactive compounds. In this study, the correlation between the antioxidant activity of maca and secondary metabolites, including ferric reducing antioxidant potential (FRAP ...
Jin Gan +5 more
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浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版, 2016 Maca, Lepidium meyenii Walp. (Brassicaceae), has been domesticated as a medicinal crop at high altitude of the Peruvian Andes for two millennia. Its cultivars or landraces with different chemical profiles were bred and introduced out of Peru to various ...
ZHOU Wenbin +3 more
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Journal of Food Quality, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017 Maca (Lepidium meyenii Walp.) was introduced to China in the recent two decades. Proximate compositions and secondary metabolites in dried maca tuber powders of different cultivation areas and colour types were analyzed and compared in order to provide the scientific guideline for its application.
Longfei Chen +3 more
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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016., 2016 Maca has been used as a foodstuff and a traditional medicine in the Andean region for over 2,000 years. Recently the neuroprotective effects of maca also arouse interest of researchers. Decrease in mitochondrial function and decline in autophagy signaling may participate in the process of age‐related cognitive decline.
Shan-Shan Guo +7 more
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Lepidium meyenii (Maca) – multidirectional health effects – review
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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eFood, Volume 7, Issue 2, April 2026.Red ginseng (RG)–Lycium ruthenicum (LR)–Ganoderma lucidum (GL) compound formula synergistically alleviates fatigue by modulating muscle contraction, enhancing energy metabolism and attenuating oxidative stress. ABSTRACT Many plant and fungal extracts (PFEs) show anti‐fatigue properties through various pathways, but synergistic formulas and mechanisms ...
Tao Liu +13 more
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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015 Background/Aims. Products of Lepidium meyenii Walp. (maca) are touted worldwide as an alimentary supplement to enhance fertility and restore hormonal balance. Enhancing properties of maca on semen parameters in animals were previously reported by various authors, but we present to the best of our knowledge the first double‐blind, randomized, placebo ...
Ingrid Melnikovova +5 more
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Journal of Food Science, Volume 90, Issue 6, June 2025.ABSTRACT This study explored the partial substitution of cassava starch with Peruvian maca flour in mortadella formulations, aiming to develop a healthier, clean‐label meat product by increasing antioxidant activity and reducing synthetic additives.
Natália da Silva Leitão Peres +9 more
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