The benefits of macara not only serve to solve problems of sexual dysfunction. A team from the University Cayetano Heredia found that red maca has properties that help patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia, a common condition in men over 50 who causes enlargement of the prostate and urinary retention.
Gustavo Gonzales, specialist in biological studies of maca college developed a processed extract of red maca.
This product, called Gerontomaca, and is funded by Concytec could be consumed twice a day and would be marketed in sealed envelopes (sachet) of 3g. (equivalent to 25g. plant).
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