Maca: From traditional food crop to energy and libido stimulant

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 96-98

  Balick, Michael J ^a   Lee, Roberta ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY; FOOD; LIBIDO; PERU; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

ANECDOTES; APHRODISIACS; HUMANS; LEPIDIUM; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PERU; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT ROOTS;

EID: 0036192618     PISSN: 10786791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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