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When the Spaniards landed to Peru, they found maca root to be one of the most consumed and marketed products in region. They soon began mixing the maca root supplement with their horse feed to make them more agile. According to farmers in the Andes today, maca root is so potent that it leaves the soil in which maca is planted, completely sterile. Consistent with Andean tradition, maca root continues to be used for a variety of purposes. Visit the maca root supplement web site for more infomation. In addition to using maca root as an energy booster, maca root helps correct irregular menstruation, ease menopausal symptoms, and decrease insomnia. Maca root has also been used to treat malnutrition or by those who are recovering from illness. Organic Maca root is also a fertility aid and an aphrodisiac. In addition, maca root has properties that may make maca effective in treating arthritis and respiratory problems, due to what shamans and herbalist consider maca roots good qualities. Men use maca root for impotence, erectile problems, and increased testosterone levels. Women use maca root as a HRT alternative, to help hot flashes, for peri-menopause, and to treat PMS associated problems. Maca root will not cause ovary production to atrophy, (unlike HRT), as maca stimulates the body to produce maca's own hormones, instead of supplying the body with synthetic hormones.