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Study of the estrogenic property of Maca in
Rats. Lama G, Quíspe G, Ramos D, Ferreyra C, Casas H,
Apumayta U. Proceedings of the Congreso Nacional de Ciencias
Farmacéuticas Bioquímicas. Lima, Perú. Oct 1994
This is an abstract report presented in the
Peruvian Congress of Pharmacy. It is a short report
referring to pro-estrogenic effects of the administration of
a hexanic extract of Lepidium meyenii. The increased weight
of ovaries was the main feature to consider pro-estrogenic
effect showed by treated group.
Separation of Active Principles of Hexanic
Extract of Lepidium meyenii Walp. Apumayta UP, Cuba P.
(PS4). Proceedings of the Congreso de Investigación. Perú.
This abstract was presented in a Peruvian
Congress which reports the use of a hexanic extract of Maca
in post-menopausal women. The serum levels of luteinizing
hormone (frequently increased in post-menopausal women)
decrease from 117,189 mUI/lmL previous supplementation to
32,03 mUI/lmL after treatment.
Utilízación de Diferentes Niveles de Maca en
la Fertilidad de Cobayos. Alvarez C. Resumen de Tesis de
Ingeniero Zootecnista. 1996
This is a biological study in guinea pigs
focusing the utilization of different amounts of
supplementation with Lepidium meyenii to evaluate the number
and characteristics of offspring. Results show an increase
in number of descendent in a direct relationship to amount
of supplementation of Maca. The quality of offspring is also
improved by the supplementation with Maca.
Protector Effect of Maca in the Testicular
Function of Mice Treated with Oral Imidazol. Valdivia, M.
Draft Paper. 1997
This is a biological study on mice focusing
on the protective effects of Maca on the testicular
production of spermatozoids. In this study the production of
spermatozoids is damage for an overdose use of imidazolic
compound and they observe that the group of mice
supplemented with Maca had better recovery of spermatozoid
production in comparison with control group. This results
shows cytoprotectíve effect on sperm cell line or increase
of recovery capacity provided by Maca.
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