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Maca Known as Peruvian Ginseng, which supports the glandular system. This herb serves two functions of sexual health: it enhances sexual performance and desire, as well as improves endurance and energy. Lepidium meyenii or maca is an herbaceous biennial plant or annual plant (some sources say a perennial plant) native to the high Andes of Bolivia and Peru. It is grown for its fleshy hypocotyl (actually a fused hypocotyl and taproot), which is used as a root vegetable and a medicinal herb. Its Spanish and Quechua names include maca-maca, maino, ayak chichira, and ayak willku. Maca has been harvested and used by humans in the Andean Mountains for centuries. It was eaten by Inca warriors before battles, and was used a form of payment of Spanish imperial taxes. A double-blind study by the Department of Urology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine attempted to study the "efficacy of Maca for erectile dysfunction." Their conclusion was, "Our data shows that". ...