Health and Wellbeing

Maca is a nutritious root of ancestral consumption from the heart of the Cordillera de los Andes Mountain range of Peru. Maca grows in an inhospitable region of intense sunlight, violent winds, and below-freezing weather. With its extreme temperatures and poor, rocky soil; yet, over the centuries, maca has evolved to flourish under these conditions. Maca was domesticated about 2,000 years ago by the Incas, and primitive cultivars of maca have been found in archaeological sites dating as far back as 1600 B.C. Because of it's powerful nourishing properties it was one of the most important resources for nourishment in pre-Inkan and Inkan times. 

Our Black Maca is gelatinized. The gelatinization process removes the starches from the maca which increases its digestibility. It also makes it about 15% more concentrated than raw organic maca. In additonal to all Maca's benefits one unique attribute of Black Maca is that it has been shown in the medical study to increase sperm production.  Other Black Maca specific benefits are listed below.