Rio Amazon Maca - Vegicaps

Let Rio Amazon ‘Maca’ your day with their Vegicap Maca Root Extract

Maca (Lepidium meyenii) is a Peruvian root vegetable that is harvested in the rocky terrain of the Andes. Farther from Earth's centre than any other location in the world, it’s no wonder these mountainous peaks are considered sacred by the indigenous South American tribes! Miraculously growing at altitudes over 4000 metres above sea level, the Maca plant must endure temperatures oscillating between 20 and 25 degrees below zero, with little oxygen and intense sunlight.

As the Peruvian soil is extremely rich in minerals, the Maca is able to survive these unsavoury conditions by absorbing as many nutrients as possible. Packed with vitamins, plant sterols, essential minerals, proteins, amino acids and fatty acids, the Maca root is valued as a superfood in traditional Andean culture.

Rio Amazon’s Vegicap Extract is made with pure, organic high-strength Maca, directly sourced from Peru. Also known as ‘Peruvian ginseng’, this supplement can be used for an abundance of health benefits, including:

• Supporting physical and mental performance
• Calming the effects of menopause and hot flushes
• Enhancing fertility and hormone production
• Increasing energy and stamina
• Aphrodisiac properties for sexual or erectile dysfunction

Maca has been described as ‘one of the lost crops of the Incas’, after it teetered on the brink of extinction with the fall of Spanish colonialism. Fortunately, scientific research has demonstrated the holistic benefits of this mystical plant, and its libido-boosting qualities are once again well-known around the globe.

Get natural; feel natural!

The Amazon Rainforest is home to more than half (approximately 10 million) of the world’s plant species, providing us with a botanical gold mine of plant-derived medicines. In fact, a quarter of Western pharmaceuticals are derived from rainforest materials, which have evolved unique chemical properties to thrive in this competitive ecosystem. Rio Amazon uphold the strictest standards of identification, harvest and ecological concern when it comes to our rainforests; uncompromising on fair trade and sustainability, the Rio Amazon Collection brings you only the finest quality health products from the Amazon Rainforest.