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[edit] Drugs in Maca

There has to be some kind of drug in Maca. Today I ate one gram of powdered Maca root, and the high was like drinking two cups of coffee, but without the jitters. I have taken liquid Maca root extract in the past and had the same effect. The "sexual stimulant" effect is seen in any stimulent - anything that makes you more awake will cause people to report that it makes sex better. There must be something in this plant other than vitamins that acts like a drug. I wonder if people who eat the fresh root get the same effect. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Alan Rockefeller (talk • contribs) 07:44, 24 January 2007 (UTC).


[edit] Drugs in Maca???

I know it seems like there must be drugs in maca, because of how good it makes you feel. However, maca is just a highly nutritious food. It is the combination of the nutrients that stimulate our master glands to work. Maca is also an adaptogen, which means that it balances and harmonizes. The best maca I have found is organic, Maca Live. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Sheslivengood (talk • contribs) 23:22, 25 February 2007 (UTC).

Maca is widely consumed in Xinjiang , western CHina. We put it into lamb soup with potato & carrot. People think it is very good for health. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.146.37.17 (talk • contribs)

[edit] Maca is food

I've been taking Maca a little over a year and have been getting wonderful results. My body can definately tell when I am not taking this root tuber from Peru.

From what I have noticed and read, Maca is a balancer that boost energy levels, reduces stress, provides mental clarity, stamina and then some. Maca is not limited to its libido enhancing effects as many companies have highlighted. However, information circulating the web have stated that it increases sperm count.

I have tried several brands of Maca. Even though they all come from either Peru or Bolivia the quality of the Maca from these companies vary. I have use several Maca products from companies such as Natures Way, Maca Magic etc. but I have noticed that "Earth Healers" brand of Maca is a bit more potent or atleast my body reacts very favorably to it. Their website is ealers.com www.earth healers.com

There are two types of Maca, Lepidium peruvianum meyenii and Lepidium peruvianum chacon. Most companies carry the meyenii but Earth Healers carry the "chacon." Perhaps Chacon is a bit potent than Meyenii but I don't have information to back it up. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.33.37.90 (talk) 17:35, 10 May 2007 (UTC).

Do you have information to include in the article? This looks very much like spam and can not be put on the page. WLU 12:08, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
This guy runs earth healers. See http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Marvin_the_mayan&oldid=129396941 Alan Rockefeller (Talk - contribs) 20:44, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] External link

I removed the following external link on the suggestion of Internetdominus, it's not referenced and hints towards spamminess. I still think it could be useful as a generic, low-level reference on the growth and appearance of Maca but is not sufficiently high quality to be an external link.

WLU 20:28, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] EL

Removed the following EL - better is integrating the texts as inline citations:

WLU 01:55, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

I have restored this index to its original location. This is a reputable index with currently 179 indexed peer-reviewed studies. Certainly, there is no room to provide in-line citations for all of these studies and would, in any event be a redundant and dubious duplication of the work undertaken by the US government. Enquire 07:09, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
You appear to be missing the point of wikipedia - it's meant to be a summary of information and is not an indiscriminate collection of information . The page should contain information about Maca, not a list of where to find information about Maca. It's possible that some of the references in that list are actually not helpful to readers, and could be better linked as in-line citations. I may have a go at this at some point in the near future. It is indeed reputable, each one of those studies is a reliable source of information to expand the page, but I've never seen a blatant list included as external links like that. It's somewhat useful to have, but less useful than adding the information contained in the articles to the text itself as in-line citations. Ask at WP:EL if you'd like, I could be wrong. -- WLU (talk) 16:52, 16 November 2007 (UTC)