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Study of Maca (Lepidium meyenii Walp.), Andean crop with therapeutic properties

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dc.contributor.author Sifuentes-Penagos, Gabriel es_PE
dc.contributor.author León-Vásquez, Susan es_PE
dc.contributor.author Paucar-Menacho, Luz María es_PE
dc.date.accessioned 2024-05-30T23:13:38Z
dc.date.available 2024-05-30T23:13:38Z
dc.date.issued 2015-06-30
dc.description.abstract The maca is a native product of the Central Andes of Peru, it is resistant to hail, to frost and to prolonged droughts. It is cultivated from the Inca period in altitudes between 3800 - 4500 meters above sea level. This herbaceous plant, has not only a high nutritional value, but it is also valued for its medicinal role. Among the chemical components of this andean crop that have been related with therapeutic actions the increasing fertility and the energy levels, the antioxidant actions, the improving sexual desire and the growth rate. There are glucosinolates, sterols, fatty acids (macaene) and their corresponding amides (macamides), alkaloids (lepidilines A and B, macaridine) and polyphenols. This article presents a compilation of the researches that has been performed on the therapeutic properties of maca and its compounds responsible of them
dc.description.sponsorship Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica - Concytec
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.17268/sci.agropecu.2015.02.06
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12390/1298
dc.language.iso spa
dc.publisher Scientia Agropecuaria
dc.relation.ispartof Scientia agropecuaria
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject macamidas
dc.subject Lepidium meyenii es_PE
dc.subject acción terapéutica es_PE
dc.subject antioxidante es_PE
dc.subject glucosinolatos es_PE
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.06.10
dc.title Study of Maca (Lepidium meyenii Walp.), Andean crop with therapeutic properties
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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