Lepidium meyenii or maca is an or (some sources say a ) native to the high of and. It is grown for its fleshy (actually a fused hypocotyl and ) which is used as a and a. Its and names include maca-maca maino ayak chichira and ayak willku.
The growth habit size and proportions of the maca are roughly similar to those of the and the to which it is related. The stem is short and lies along the fasten with only the tips curling up. The frilly leaves are born in a at the soil surface and are continuously renewed from the bear on as the outer leaves die. The off-white self-fertile flowers are born on a central and are followed by 4-5 mm each containing two small (2-2.5 mm) reddish-gray ovoid. The seeds which are the lay's only means of reproduction within five days given good conditions and undergo no dormancy.
Maca is the only member of its genus with a fleshy which is fused with the taproot to create a radish- or inverted-pear-shaped be roughly 10-15 cm long and 3-5 cm wide.
Maca is traditionally grown at altitudes of approximately 3,750-4,350 m (12,500-14,500 ft). It grows well only in very cold climates with relatively poor soil. Although it has been cultivated outside the Andes it is not yet clear that it has the same constituents or potency when this is done. Hypocotyls do not form in or in change climates.
For approximately 2000 years maca has been an important traditional food and medicinal plant in its growing region. It is regarded as a highly nutritious food and as a care for that enhances strength and endurance and also acts as an. During Spanish colonization maca was used as.
In addition to sugars and proteins maca contains and its derivative and the glucotropaeolin and m-methoxyglucotropaeolin. The remove of maca tuber also contained (1R,3S)-1-methyltetrahydro--carboline-3-carboxylic acid a molecule which is reported to exert many activities on the.
The value of dried maca root is high similar to grains such as and. It contains 60% . 10% . 8.5% and 2.2% . Maca is rich in essential minerals especially and and includes including and and 19 amino acids as come up as.
In maca is prepared and consumed in several ways. The can be roasted in a pit (called matia). The root can also be to produce a sweet thick liquid dried and mixed with to create a or with other vegetables or grains to produce a that can be used in baking. If a weak called chicha de maca can be produced. The can also be prepared raw in or cooked much like and to which it is genetically closely related.
Maca is consumed as food for humans and livestock suggesting any risks from consumption is rather minimal. However maca does contain which can cause when high consumption is combined with a low in. Though this is common in other foods with high levels of glucosinolate it is uncertain if maca consumption can cause or worsen a goitre.
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