Abstract Maca (Lepidium meyenii Walpers) has emerged as a popular functional plant food
due to various claimed health effects. This review details the major (ie, starch, dietary fiber …

Maca (Lepidium meyenii walp.), a biennial herbaceous plant of the family Brassicae, which
is cultivated mainly in the central Andes of Peru, has been used as both a food and a …

The antioxidant capacity of maca has been considered to be the basis for other bioactivities,
and revealing the active antioxidant compounds would help to elucidate a variety of …

A novel polysaccharide named as MC-1 was isolated from the roots of Lepidium meyenii
using a water extraction method. Structural characterization revealed that MC-1 had an …

Two new imidazole alkaloids (lepidiline A and lepidiline B) have been isolated from a root
extract of Lepidium meyenii with the common name Maca and identified as 1, 3-dibenzyl-4 …

Background: In the 1960s, research into plant adaptogens began. Plants with adaptogenic
properties have rich phytochemical compositions and have been used by humanity since …

Indigenous communities across the globe, especially in rural areas, consume locally
available plants known as Traditional Food Plants (TFPs) for their nutritional and health …

An optimal diet is frequently a good preventive measure against chronic diseases. Classic
examples abound in the use of diet in the control of blood cholesterol levels, blood glucose …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: N-Alkylamides (NAAs) are a promising group
of bioactive compounds, which are anticipated to act as important lead compounds for plant …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Maca–Lepidium meyenii Walp. has been
cultivated and used by Andean people for over 1300–2000 years in Peru as food and …