Is Maca harmful to the human body?

Maca actually has very good medicinal value. It is widely used in today's life. In addition to its medicinal value, it may also be exposed in the industrial production process. Some cosmetics contain maca ingredients, such as rouge and lipstick, and it is also used in the shells of medicines. Generally speaking, if used properly, it will not cause any adverse effects or harm to the health of the body, but it is not suitable for consumption by infants and young children.

Maca can easily cause internal heat, so it should be consumed in a certain amount

"Maca is easy to cause internal heat, which has been clinically verified. Therefore, people who are prone to internal heat should eat a small amount of maca. For people who are already suffering from internal heat, eating maca will aggravate the condition of internal heat, so it is recommended to eat less or even not eat it," suggested Chen Liang, attending physician of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the Armed Police Tibet Corps Hospital. As for how to eat maca to cause internal heat, Chen Liang said: Maca cannot be eaten too much. It is generally recommended not to exceed 15 grams a day. Eating too much is easy to cause internal heat, and it may not achieve the expected effect. So what should I do if I get internal heat from eating maca? Many people choose to eat foods or medicines that reduce internal heat, such as Sanhuang tablets, etc., or use traditional Chinese medicine methods to treat internal heat, such as acupuncture, massage, etc. In fact, internal heat can be completely regulated with diet. Everyone knows that bitter foods are the natural enemies of fire. After eating maca and getting internal heat, you can eat some bitter foods appropriately, such as bitter melon, almonds, and bitter vegetables. This is the best way to reduce internal heat; of course, you can also drink some internal heat tea, such as Kuding tea, bitter buckwheat, kale, nasturtium, etc. You can also drink some honey or chrysanthemum tea.

Maca is not suitable for everyone

Although maca is a pure natural plant and the harm to human body is small, it does not mean that everyone is suitable to eat maca. On this issue, the reporter interviewed Mr. Chen, the agent of Andes Maca in Lhasa. He told the reporter that when selling maca, the sales staff will actively ask customers about such questions as who to eat maca for, whether there are pregnant women or children at home, and give appropriate suggestions. Now let's find out which groups are not suitable to eat maca.

Infants and young children: Although maca can be used as an energy supplement, another function of maca is to improve people's sexual desire and sexual ability. This is not suitable for infants and young children because it may cause premature puberty. From a plant perspective, infants and young children can eat fresh maca fruit, but health foods such as maca essence tablets are not recommended for infants and young children.

The reason why people worry that maca will cause harm to the body is that if taken in excess, it can easily cause problems with getting angry. Therefore, when consuming maca, everyone still needs to pay attention to its principles and various taboos. Only in this way can its health value be better exerted.