Acceptability, Safety, and Efficacy of Oral Administration of Extracts of Black or Red Maca (Lepidium meyenii) in Adult Human Subjects: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study

• मुख्य लेखकों: Carla Gonzales-Arimborgo (लेखक), Irma Yupanqui (लेखक), Elsa Montero (लेखक), Dulce E. Alarcón-Yaquetto (लेखक), Alisson Zevallos-Concha (लेखक), Lidia Caballero (लेखक), Manuel Gasco (लेखक), Jianping Zhao (लेखक), Ikhlas A. Khan (लेखक), Gustavo F. Gonzales (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: MDPI AG, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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The plant maca, grown at 4000 m altitude in the Peruvian Central Andes, contains hypocotyls that have been used as food and in traditional medicine for centuries. The aim of this research was to provide results on some health effects of oral administration of spray-dried extracts of black or red mac...