Lepidium Meyenii (玛卡)
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Lepidium Meyenii (玛卡)
Lepidium Meyenii是玛卡植物的学名,也被称为秘鲁人参。玛卡通常在秘鲁安第斯山脉发现。事实上,安第斯人种植玛咖已经有2000多年的历史。它是秘鲁安第斯山脉4000米以上地区少数能够承受恶劣天气条件的可食用植物之一 1。它是一种自然疗法,被安第斯人用来治疗各种健康问题,如呼吸系统疾病和风湿病2。玛卡植物的根部被普遍使用,因为它含有纤维、氨基酸、维生素和矿物质。在玛卡中发现的其他生物活性化合物包括玛卡酰胺、玛卡里丁、生物碱和葡糖酸盐 1。
健康益处
1. 提高生育能力
研究显示,补充玛卡可能有助于提高精子浓度,或每毫升精液中的精子数量。这就表明,玛卡具有提高男性生育能力的特性 3。
2. 提高性欲
- 一项对45名患有抗抑郁药引起的性功能障碍的妇女的研究发现,与安慰剂相比,每天服用3000毫克的玛卡根12周后,性功能和性欲明显改善 4。
- 2002年的一项较早的研究发现,每天服用1.5或3克玛卡的男性比服用安慰剂的男性有更高的性欲 5。
3. 改善情绪和能量
- 人们食用玛卡的其中一个原因是为了获得不含咖啡因的能量提升。一项针对175人的小型研究发现,玛卡与能量之间存在关联。据报告,连续12周食用3克玛卡的人比不食用玛卡的人有更多能量 6。
- 2014年的一项小鼠研究发现,食用玛卡六周和增加多巴胺水平之间存在关联,这导致抑郁症减少 7。
4. 缓解更年期的症状
根据一些研究显示,玛卡可有利于更年期妇女,缓解一些症状,如潮热和睡眠障碍 8。
参考
- da Silva Leitão Peres, N. et al. (2020) “Medicinal effects of Peruvian Maca (lepidium meyenii): A Review,” Food & Function, 11(1), pp. 83–92. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1039/c9fo02732g.
- Beharry, S. and Heinrich, M. (2018) “Is the hype around the reproductive health claims of maca (Lepidium Meyenii Walp.) justified?,” Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 211, pp. 126–170. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2017.08.003.
- Melnikovova, I. et al. (2015) “Effect oflepidium meyeniiwalp. on semen parameters and serum hormone levels in healthy adult men: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study,” Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2015, pp. 1–6. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/324369.
- Dording, C.M. et al. (2015) “A double-blind placebo-controlled trial of maca root as treatment for antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction in women,” Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2015, pp. 1–9. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/949036.
- Gonzales, G.F. et al. (2002) “Effect of lepidium meyenii (MACA) on sexual desire and its absent relationship with serum testosterone levels in adult healthy men,” Andrologia, 34(6), pp. 367–372. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1439-0272.2002.00519.x.
- Gonzales-Arimborgo, C. et al. (2016) “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,” Pharmaceuticals, 9(3), p. 49. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/ph9030049.
- Ai, Z. et al. (2014) “Antidepressant-like behavioral, anatomical, and biochemical effects of petroleum ether extract from maca (lepidium meyenii) in mice exposed to chronic unpredictable mild stress,” Journal of Medicinal Food, 17(5), pp. 535–542. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1089/jmf.2013.2950.
- Ross, K. (2021) “Nutritional management of surgically induced menopause: A case report,” Women’s Health, 17, p. 174550652110314. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/17455065211031492.