How many of you tried maca extract … Did it work?
Does it have any side effects?
I take this every day along with some other supplements. I’d recommend buying the powder and taking 1 or more tablespoons a day. I haven’t had any side effects.
Isn’t it funny that maca is touted in South America as a libido booster? You would think if it had anti androgen properties the people of the area that use it as a food source would have myriad problems consuming it like they do. Native peoples use this as a sexual tonic, which for me, it is.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18477205
" The effect of Red Maca was better than that observed with Finasteride. Finasteride, but not Red Maca, reduced seminal vesicles weight. Analysis of the HPLC indicated the presence of benzyl glucosinolate (Glucotropaeolin) with a content of 0.639%. Serum testosterone levels were not affected by Red Maca. Moreover, serum testosterone levels were not related to prostate or seminal vesicles weight in rats treated with vehicle and Red Maca. In conclusion, Red Maca administered orally in rats seems to exert an inhibitory effect at a level post DHT conversion, on the BPH-induced experimentally, although a direct measure of reductase action would still be required."
Not sure that’s how I would interpret it?
I tried it and It did nothing for me.