Maca is growing in world popularity due to its energizing, fertility, nutritious, and tonic effects.* Raintree's maca has been organically grown in the Andes Mountains of Peru and includes all three color cultivars: red, yellow and black. See pictures of Raintree's maca cultivation program. For more complete information about this nutritious South American plant, please see the Tropical Plant Database File on Maca.
Traditional Uses:* as a natural source of nutrients (amino acids, minerals, etc.); to support endocrine function;
to reduce fertility problems (both male and female); to support erectile function; as an aphrodisiac
This bulk one pound package retails for $28.00.
Purchase Maca Root Powder Now
Print a PDF Maca Powder Brochure
Ingredients: 100% pure maca root (Lepidium meyenii) ground to a fine powder. No binders, fillers or additives are used.
Suggested Use: Take one tablespoon (about 10 g) 1-3 times daily or as desired. This powder can be stirred into water, juice, or smoothies—heating or cooking is not required (or recommended). It can be stuffed into capsules, or combined with other herbs or foods.
Contraindications: None reported.
Drug Interactions: None reported.
RELATED PRODUCTS:
Maca can be found in these proprietary Raintree products:
This Raintree product has not been the subject of any clinical research.
All available third-party research on maca can be found at PubMed/Medline.
A partial listing of the published research on maca is shown below:
Fertility Enhancement Actions:
Gonzales, G. F., et al. "Effect of Black maca (Lepidium meyenii) on one spermatogenic cycle in rats." Andrologia. 2006 Oct; 38(5): 166-72.
Bustos-Obregon, E., et al. "Lepidium meyenii (Maca) reduces spermatogenic damage induced by a single dose of malathion in mice." Asian J. Androl. 2005 Mar; 7(1): 71-6.
Ruiz-Luna, A.C., et al. "Lepidium meyenii (Maca) increases litter size in normal adult female mice." Reprod. Biol. Endocrinol. 2005 May; 3(1): 16.
Gonzales, C., et al. "Effect of short-term and long-term treatments with three ecotypes of Lepidium meyenii (MACA) on spermatogenesis in rats." J. Ethnopharmacol. 2006 Feb 20; 103(3): 448-54.
Gonzales, G. F., et al. "Effect of Lepidium meyenii (Maca) on spermatogenesis in male rats acutely exposed to high altitude (4340 m)." J. Endocrinol. 2004; 180(1): 87-95.
Gonzales, G. F., et al. "Lepidium meyenii (maca) improved semen parameters in adult men." Asian J. Androl. 2001; 3(4): 301–3.
Gonzales, G. F., et al. "Effect of Lepidium meyenii (maca) roots on spermatogenesis of male rats." Asian J. Androl. 2001; 3(3): 231–33.
Endocrine / Adrenal Actions:
Zhang, Y., et al. "Effect of ethanol extract of Lepidium meyenii Walp. on osteoporosis in ovariectomized rat." J. Ethnopharmacol. 2006 Apr; 105(1-2): 274-9.
Lopez-Fando, A., et al. “Lepidium peruvianum Chacon restores homeostasis impaired by restraint stress.”
Phytother. Res. 2004; 18(6): 471-4.
Anti-Depressant Actions:
Rubio, J., et al. "Effect of three different cultivars of Lepidium meyenii (Maca) on learning and depression in ovariectomized mice." BMC Complement. Altern. Med. 2006 Jun 23; 6:23.
Male Sexual Performance / Enhancement Actions:
Cicero, A. F., et al. “Hexanic maca extract improves rat sexual performance more effectively than methanolic
and chloroformic maca extracts.” Andrologia. 2002; 34(3): 177–79.
Cicero, A. F., et al. “Lepidium meyenii Walp. improves sexual behaviour in male rats independently from its
action on spontaneous locomotor activity.” J. Ethnopharmacol. 2001; 75(2–3): 225–29.
Zheng, B. L., et al. “Effect of a lipidic extract from Lepidium meyenii on sexual behavior in mice and rats."
Urology 2000; 55(4): 598–602.
Hormonal Actions: (Studies showing maca does NOT increase testosterone, estrogen, or progesterone.)
Bogani, P., et al. “Lepidium meyenii (Maca) does not exert direct androgenic activities.” J. Ethnopharmacol. 2006 Apr; 104(3): 415-7.
Chung, F., et al. “Dose-response effects of Lepidium meyenii (Maca) aqueous extract on testicular function
and weight of different organs in adult rats.” J. Ethnopharmacol. 2005 Apr; 98(1-2): 143-7.
Gonzales, G. F., et al. “Red maca (Lepidium meyenii) reduced prostate size in rats.” Reprod. Biol. Endocrinol.
2005; 3(1): 5.
Gonzales, G. F., et al. “Effect of alcoholic extract of Lepidium meyenii (Maca) on testicular function in male
rats.” Asian J. Androl. 2003 Dec; 5(4): 349-52.
Gonzales, G. F., et al. “Effect of Lepidium meyenii (maca), a root with aphrodisiac and fertility-enhancing
properties, on serum reproductive hormone levels in adult healthy men.” J. Endocrinol. 2003; 176(1): 163–68.
Gonzales, G. F., et al. “Effect of Lepidium meyenii (maca) on sexual desire and its absent relationship with
serum testosterone levels in adult healthy men.” Andrologia. 2002; 34(6): 367–72.
Hormonal Actions: (studies showing maca with a slight estrogenic action)
Valentova, K., et al. "The in vitro biological activity of Lepidium meyenii extracts." Cell. Biol. Toxicol. 2006 Mar; 22(2): 91-9.
