A pilot investigation into the effect of maca supplementation on physical activity and sexual desire in sportsmen

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 574-576

  Stone, Mark ^a   Ibarra, Alvin ^b   Roller, Marc ^c   Zangara, Andrea ^a   Stevenson, Emma ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Naturex Inc   (United States)

^c Givaudan SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Endurance performance; Maca; Sexual desire; Trained athletes

Indexed keywords

LEPIDIUM MEYENII EXTRACT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; CYCLING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIBIDO; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; PLANT ROOT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ATHLETES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LEPIDIUM; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

LEPIDIUM MEYENII;

EID: 70449722781     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.09.012     Document Type: Article

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