Maca Oligopeptide

2. Excellent anti fatigue - from cellular energy metabolism to exercise endurance
The anti fatigue effect has been validated through multiple experiments, and its mechanism of action covers three major aspects: energy metabolism, hormone regulation, and oxidative stress.
(1.) Enhance liver glycogen reserves and delay exercise-induced fatigue
The research conducted by Luo Tong, Zhu Xueliang, and others showed that female Kunming mice were orally administered maca peptide for 30 days and subjected to exhaustive swimming experiments. The results showed that it could significantly increase liver glycogen storage, significantly prolong mouse pole climbing time and weight-bearing swimming time, and have a clear anti fatigue effect. The mechanism is that the large amount of oligopeptides and amino acids formed after the hydrolysis of macaques can promote hepatic gluconeogenesis and ensure sustained glucose supply during exercise.

(2.) Correct the disorder of the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis

Maca can correct the dysfunction of the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis caused by exercise, effectively prevent the decrease of serum testosterone levels, and enhance anti fatigue ability. Zhang Jing, Yang Qin, Cha Shenghua, and others conducted exhaustive swimming experiments using maca powder, maca petroleum ether extract, and maca water extract, and found that the test substances could significantly prolong the exhaustive swimming time of mice and reduce the production of blood urea and lactate during exercise.

(3.) The central anti fatigue effect of branched chain amino acids (BCAAs)
Maca is rich in three types of BCAAs: leucine, valine, and isoleucine. Long term exercise can lead to an increase in plasma free tryptophan, producing a large amount of serotonin (5-HT) and causing central fatigue; BCAA can competitively inhibit tryptophan from crossing the blood-brain barrier, effectively eliminating exercise-induced central fatigue.
Application scenarios: Sports nutrition supplements, anti fatigue functional foods, daily conditioning for sub healthy populations.

3. Reproductive Health Regulation - Precise Care for 'Gender Differences'
The application of maca in the field of reproductive health reflects the differentiated health concept of "men nourishing kidneys, women nourishing blood".
(1.) Men: Tonifying the kidneys and strengthening yang, improving fertility
Enhanced sexual function: It can effectively increase serum testosterone levels, enhance male sexual function, and have a dual effect of regulating physiological functions and nutritional supplementation.
Improving sperm quality: Maca contains extremely high levels of arginine (rare in plant-based sources), which has a significant effect on restoring and increasing sperm count, as well as improving sperm quality. Maca oligopeptide can enhance male sperm activity and treat infertility.

Warming the kidneys and strengthening yang: Combined with ingredients such as deer meat, deer tail, deer tendon, and deer kidney, the product has the effects of tonifying the spleen, nourishing qi, warming the kidneys.

And strengthening yang. It has a good warming effect on people with cold hands and feet.

(2.) Women: Nourishing Blood and Regulating Menstruation, Relieving Menopause
Balancing estrogen: Maintaining optimal levels of estrogen in the body, thereby achieving beauty and whitening, promoting breast growth, and relieving various discomforts during menopause and menstruation.
Regulating endocrine system: Macamide and macaene in maca act on the pineal gland, promoting melatonin secretion, improving sleep, and comprehensively regulating the endocrine system.
Tonifying blood and nourishing qi: It has multiple female health protection effects such as lowering blood lipids, preventing cardiovascular diseases, anti-inflammatory and liver protection.
Application scenarios: Men's health products, women's health products, pregnancy preparation nutritional supplements, menopausal conditioning foods.

4. Neuroregulation and Sleep Improvement: From Insomnia to Memory Enhancement
(1.) Improving Sleep Quality
A joint study by Professor Tadao Hori of Hiroshima University and the research team of Suntory Corporation found that maca extract can comprehensively improve sleep quality: adjust the sleep cycle of patients with sleep cycle disorders, accelerate sleep onset speed, increase sleep depth, eliminate shallow sleep, and has no toxic side effects.
The mechanism is that maca acts on the hypothalamus to regulate the sympathetic nervous system by modulating the central nervous system (brain nerves, spinal nerves, autonomic nerves) of the human body. When the body suffers from excessive secretion of adrenaline and inhibition of melatonin secretion due to long-term staying up late, maca can adjust the excessive secretion of adrenaline, promote melatonin secretion, and restore normal sleep rhythm.

(2.) Enhancing Memory
It can stimulate cell division, enhance memory, promote the secretion of melatonin, and has a good effect on improving insomnia and eliminating fatigue. For students preparing for exams, small molecule active peptides can enhance memory, improve sleep, and eliminate fatigue.
(3.) Antidepressants
Maca has antidepressant effects, supported by multiple studies in the literature. Its mechanism is related to regulating the levels of neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine.
Application scenarios: Sleep aid supplements, student nutrition products, emotional regulation foods.

5. Immune Enhancement - Building the Great Wall of Body Defense
It can comprehensively enhance the body's immunity, and its mechanism includes:
Direct cell protection: Small molecule peptides can directly enter cells, fuse with the cell membrane, and prevent bacterial and viral invasion;
Antibody production promotion: enabling the body to produce more antibodies to resist diseases;
Antiviral effect: It has the ability to inhibit the proliferation of influenza virus;
Nutritional support: Maca is rich in protein, amino acids, mineral zinc, etc., providing sufficient nutritional substrates for the immune system.
Literature statistical analysis shows that among the 11 biological activities of maca, "enhancing immunity" belongs to one of the 27 health function categories announced by regulations, with a total of 27 research papers supporting its ability to relieve physical fatigue and enhance immunity.
Application scenarios: Immune regulation health supplements, flu season nutritional supplements, postoperative recovery nutrition supplements.

6. Cardiovascular and metabolic regulation - a natural shield away from the "three highs"
(1.) Regulating Blood Lipids
Maca achieves lipid-lowering effects through multiple mechanisms, including:
Inhibit angiotensin-converting enzyme I (ACEI) and lower blood pressure;
The sterols and essential fatty acids such as omega-6 (linoleic acid) and omega-3 (linolenic acid) in maca promote lipid metabolism;
Maca can reduce bad cholesterol (LDL), increase good cholesterol (HDL), accelerate liver metabolism of LDL, and convert it into bile for excretion from the body.

In 2010, the Peruvian maca research authority Gonzalez conducted a survey of 600 long-term maca consumers (aged 35-75) in the local area, which showed that the liver and kidney function, blood lipids, blood sugar, and blood pressure of maca consumers were all at normal levels.

(2.) Regulating Blood Sugar
The small molecule peptides in maca oligopeptides can repair pancreatic B cells, promote normal insulin secretion, restore normal circulation of sugar and fat metabolism, activate dormant receptors, and improve tissue sensitivity to insulin.
Application scenarios: cardiovascular health food, blood glucose management nutritional supplements, daily conditioning for the "three highs" population.