HORMONAL &
FERTILITY STUDIES
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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