Handbook of Medicinal Herbs

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MACA, PERUVIAN GINSENG (Lepidium meyenii Walp.) ++

Synonym: Lepidium peruvianum Chacon.

Activities (Maca) — Antiseptic (f; DAZ); Aphrodisiac (1; X11561196; X11297856); Cicatrizant
(f; DAZ); Emmenagogue (f; DAZ); Lipogenic (1; X11048583); Memorigenic (f; EB55:255);
Spermatogenic (1; X11561196); Tonic (f; X11297856); Vulnerary (f; DAZ).

Indications (Maca) — Anemia (f; EB55:255); Cancer (1; EB55:255); Cancer, breast (1;
EB55:255); Cancer, liver (1; EB55:255); Cancer, stomach (1; EB55:255); Debility (f; X11297856);
Depression (f; EB55:255); Gastrosis (1; EB55:255); Hepatosis (1; EB55:255); Impotence (1;
X11561196; X11297856); High Blood Pressure (f; DAZ); HIV (f; EB55:255); Infertility (1;
X11561196); Leukemia (f; EB55:255); Mastosis (1; EB55:255); Pulmonosis (f; DAZ); Stress (1;
EB55:255); Wound (f; DAZ).

Dosages (Maca) — Maca is traditionally eaten as food in the high Andes. For the herb market,
Maca is dried and encapsulated. 300 mg root extract, standardized for 0.6% macamides and
macaenes, in a 145 mg base of Maca root, 3 ×/day (NH); 500 mg root 3–6 ×/day (NH). Experimental
animal doses: 75 mg root extract/kg (X11297856); 66.7 mg root extract/ml (X11561196); in fairly
large quantities.

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Maca) — Not covered (AHP; KOM; PH2).
Some importers recommend a periodic break from Maca consumption.

MADDER, DYER’S MADDER (Rubia tinctorum L.) X

Activities (Madder) — Astringent (f; WOI); Carcinogenic (1; FNF); Digestive (f; WOI); Diuretic
(f; EFS; HHB; WOI); Emmenagogue (f; EFS); Genotoxic (1; FNF); Litholytic (f; PH2; WOI);
Mutagenic (1; PH2); Poison (1; PH2); Tonic (f; EFS; HHB).

Indications (Madder) — Amenorrhea (f; HHB; MAD); Anemia (f; HHB; MAD); Arthrosis (f;
HHB; WOI); Bladder Stone (f; HHB); Bruise (f; MAD); Calculosis (f; WOI); Cancer (f; JLH);
Cancer, bladder (f; JLH); Cancer, kidney (f; JLH); Cancer, liver (f; JLH); Cancer, skin (f; JLH);
Cancer, stomach (f; JLH); Cancer, uterus (f; JLH); Chlorosis (f; MAD); Cholecystosis (f; WOI);
Cystosis (f; HHB); Decubitis (f; WOI); Dermatosis (f; JLH); Diarrhea (f; HHB); Dropsy (f; JLH);
Dysentery (f; MAD); Dysmenorrhea (f; MAD; PNC); Dysuria (f; PNC); Enterosis (f; MAD);
Enuresis (f; MAD); Gastrosis (f; JLH; MAD); Gout (f; MAD); Hepatosis (f; HHB; MAD; PNC);
Induration (f; JLH); Jaundice (f; MAD); Kidney Stone (f; PH2); Lichen (f; MAD); Malaria (f;
MAD); Nephrosis (f; HHB); Pyelonephrosis (f; MAD); Scab (f; MAD); Scrofula (f; MAD); Sore
(f; HHB); Splenosis (f; HHB; JLH; KAB; MAD); Stone (f; HHB; PH2; WOI); Synovia (f; MAD);
Tuberculosis (f; HHB; MAD); Uterosis (f; JLH); Water Retention (f; EFS; HHB; WOI); Wound
(f; HHB).