Maka - augalas is Centrines Peru dalies, auga Andu priekalnese. Jis kultivuojamas ten jau maziausiai 3000 metu. Tai ridiko giminaitis placiai naudojamas liaudies medicinoje Peru nuo seniausiu laiku.
Jis gydo mazakraujyste, chronisko nuovargio sindroma, daro zmogu energingesniu, gerina atminti ir vaisinguma. Moterims tinka vartoti esant hormonaliniams sutrikimams ir menopauzes metu. Padeda sergant osteoporoze, depresija, skrandzio veziu, leukemija, AIDS, tuberkulioze, erektiline disfunkcija. Sustiprina lytini potrauki ir stiprina imunine sistema. Negalima vartoti prie auksto kraujospudzio. Gydo prostatita per 3-4 menesius.
[b:2bfyzhwp]Kiti sio augalo pavadinimai[/b:2bfyzhwp] - Ayak Chichira, Ayuk Willku, Lepidium meyenii, Lepidium peruvianum, Maca Maca, Maino, Maka, Peruvian Ginseng, Peruvian Maca.
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Maca is a plant that grows in central Peru in the high plateaus of the Andes mountains. It has been cultivated as a vegetable crop in Peru for at least 3000 years. Maca is a relative of the radish and has an odor similar to butterscotch. Its root is used to make medicine.
Maca is used for “tired blood” (anemia); chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS); and enhancing energy, stamina, athletic performance, memory, and fertility. Women use maca for female hormone imbalance, menstrual problems, and symptoms of menopause. Maca is also used for weak bones (osteoporosis), depression, stomach cancer, leukemia, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, erectile dysfunction (ED), to arouse sexual desire, and to boost the immune system.
In foods, maca is eaten baked or roasted, prepared as a soup, and used for making a fermented drink called maca chicha.
In agriculture, it is used to increase fertility in livestock.