What Happens If I Take Maca Everyday?

When it comes to maca extract, you might think of two distinct sets of words:

One group is: tonifying kidney, aphrodisiac, improve erections, enhance energy, enhance sexual desire and so on.

The other group: deception, lies, profiteers, is the Peruvian radish and so on.

If a product or an idea is evaluated in such two very different ways, and the two opinions coexist for such a long time. From the historical human experience, there is only one possibility, and that is that both sides have been biased. This bias is generally determined by the respective level of knowledge and the type of media they are exposed to.

So, let's take a closer look at what Maca extract is, and is it really just a scam?

Before we get to that, let's recap the rise and fall of maca extract:

i、The first stage: With the in-depth development of trade between China and Peru, China and Peru signed a labor export cooperation agreement, and Maca extract production is since then, initially by a state-owned enterprise imported a product of Peru Hercel company to the country, and then through the operation of the domestic health care products operation company, formed the first wave of boom, this stage in 2010 -2012.

ii、The second stage: through a short 1-2 years of sales, Maca extract has become the best category of feedback in the male health product market, and there is no one, so many health product merchants have rushed to contract almost all TV health programs, and Maca extract has reached its peak at this stage. Almost all men know about maca. This period is 2012-2014. During this period, maca is explosive growth, and a variety of good and bad agents also entered the market during this period, false publicity began to prevail, and some dealers even to the extent of shame.

iii、The third stage: After 2015, Maca extract began to suffer a crisis. In fact, the crisis was not caused by maca extract, but by another product that was pure and deceptive: enzymes. Enzyme This product is actually taking advantage of the different meanings of the word "enzyme" in China and Japan to cheat. The enzyme in the mouth of the Japanese refers to the fruit and vegetable fermentation, while the Chinese call the "enzyme" enzyme, and this concept of transplantation leads to the enzyme from the beginning is cheated into the country. The unscrupulous behavior of enzymes caused national attention, and it happened that at that time, Sino-Japanese relations were tense, so the national level began to crack down on false propaganda of health products. Maca extract, as the first brand of male health care products at that time, was named by the country, and the major media followed the trend and belittled, so that the fire of Maca extract was poured out. In fact, people in the industry know that maca extract and enzyme are not the same concept, maca extract is at best part of the false publicity, and the enzyme is cheating. But I can't help it. Circumstances are stronger than people.

iv、The fourth stage: the maca extract that fell to the peak was banned from various channels such as television and advertising. But even so, it still has good sales on major e-commerce platforms. Most are repeat customers accumulated in previous years. The degree of recognition of the product is visible.

In fact, apart from anything else. Maca extract is, after all, a category that has received the blue hat (health food approval number) of the State Food and Drug Administration. Its basic health care efficacy is recognized by the state. So, how did the state-sanctioned, crowd-pleaser maca extract turn out to be a scam? It starts with the maca extract itself.

The main ingredient of maca extract:

MACA extract (MACA), a highland plant in the Andes mountains of Peru, South America, is known as "the gift of the Andes Mountains to men", and is said to be a "national treasure of Peru" (not a Peruvian radish). A study by Peruvian researchers confirmed: Maca extract contains more than 50 kinds of nutrients, in addition to the unique active ingredients of maca extract alene and maca extract amide, it also contains protein, carbohydrates, cellulose, zinc, calcium, iron, potassium, sodium, manganese, magnesium, iodine and other minerals, as well as amino acids, polysaccharides, vitamins C, B1, B2, B6, A, E, B12, B5 and other high unit nutrients. It is recommended by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as a worldwide nutritional supplement.

In 2001, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the entry of MACA extract into the U.S., and NASA, the International Union of Mountaineering Organizations (UIAA), and the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup have all designated Maca extract as a special nutritional food.

We reject false propaganda, but we also have to distinguish between brainless black people. Are authoritative organizations such as FAO, FAO and NASS more credible, or are some editors of websites on the Internet who "follow the wind" and some praise parties on Zhihu who are not surprisingly reliable? You can think about it. In fact, many people cite articles and content itself is not authoritative. Some people look at maca extract with the benefit of the doubt. Since there's no such thing as definitive proof, let's just say it's a turnip. Is that good?

So how did maca extract get the name "scam"?

Speaking of the word hoax, I think it is caused by the conflict between authoritarianism and empiricism. Many of the functions of Maca extract are summarized from daily experience or scientific research by botanists, but these functions are not mentioned in official health product approvals.

For example, a well-known brand of Maca extract certified by the health care blue hat, the health care function written on the blue cap is: improve fatigue and enhance energy. As a botanist in mice and human experiments to "improve sex", "improve sleep", "kidney", "enhance immunity" and other functions are not mentioned. So many people think that it is a lie to say that maca extract has the effect of "enhancing sexual ability and enhancing immunity". In fact, looking at this problem rationally, saying that maca extract has these effects is not lying, but saying what the law says cannot be said. It is like a white American, although the heart discriminates against black people, but the mouth is not able to say that it is illegal.

So why, you might ask, doesn't the state write about these benefits? I think there are two possibilities:

i、Maca extract does have effects in these aspects, but the effect has not reached the level of "health care", not enough to be written into the effect.

ii、In the efficacy of national health products, there is no classification of "enhancing ability".

Individuals prefer the second possibility. In fact, carefully flipping through a variety of health products, basically "enhance physical strength" and "enhance energy" such as the introduction of ordinary effects.