Using Maca as ED treatment

[dude09 Member Find all posts View Profile Close dude09]

Has anyone had good longer term results in improving ED by primarily using maca?
If so what form of maca do you use, how do you take it, and what sort of dosage?

Thanks in advance for feedback.

[CUSP82 Administrator Admin of the Month Dec 2014PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close CUSP82]

Hey dude how old are you and who diagnosed you with ed?

[Jay1983 Senior MemberMember of the Month Apr 2014, Sept 2016 Find all posts View Profile Close Jay1983]

CUSP I'm tired of eating cereal; what's for breakfast brother!?

[OneEyedWilly Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close OneEyedWilly]

Maca may improve libido, but I seriously doubt it will improve EQ.

[eow. Member of the Month April 2013 Find all posts View Profile Close eow.]

Studies have shown that Maca doesn't increase testosterone and just barely increased epididymal sperm. Although the studies did say that sexual desire was increased, Maca has nothing to do with EQ.

If you want actual EQ boost, look into herbs that directly help with that, such as tongkat ali and horny goat weed.

[dude09 Member Find all posts View Profile Close dude09]

Hey dude how old are you and who diagnosed you with ed?

I'm in early middle age, it's moderate ED partly self diagnosis, but trial Viagra prescribed by MD significantly reduced the problem.

[CUSP82 Administrator Admin of the Month Dec 2014PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close CUSP82]

I'm in early middle age, it's moderate ED partly self diagnosis, but trial Viagra prescribed by MD significantly reduced the problem.

On any meds? High blood pressure, etc?

[dude09 Member Find all posts View Profile Close dude09]

On any meds? High blood pressure, etc?

No, health is fine.

[needingalift Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close needingalift]

I've tried Maca in pill form but it didn't do anything significant for me.

Perhaps I didn't take it for long enough but I did finish the bottle, without any noticeable effect

[dude09 Member Find all posts View Profile Close dude09]

I've tried Maca in pill form but it didn't do anything significant for me.

Perhaps I didn't take it for long enough but I did finish the bottle, without any noticeable effect

Thanks for your response.
How big was the daily dosage that you took and how long did you take it for?
I understand that it does take a while to start to work and that you need a decent daily dosage more easily achieved by using the the powder form mixed with food or drinks.
What I find attractive in maca is that it's a food and probably safer than a lot of other herbs people are using.

[needingalift Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close needingalift]

How big was the daily dosage that you took and how long did you take it for?
I understand that it does take a while to start to work and that you need a decent daily dosage more easily achieved by using the the powder form mixed with food or drinks.
What I find attractive in maca is that it's a food and probably safer than a lot of other herbs people are using.

I've just checked and the strength was 500mg, with the recommendation being to take 1 - 3 tablets daily. I took 2 per day for the duration of the bottle, which contained 100 pills and so gave me a full 7 weeks to evaluate the results.

I can't really say there was much to report, although I suppose it's possible that I didn't take strong enough doses. That's the problem with many of these herbal products - there's no fixed amount that everyone is agreed on and you're obliged to proceed almost on a 'trial and error' basis.

On a positive note, there were no side-effects whatsoever that I was aware of.

[eow. Member of the Month April 2013 Find all posts View Profile Close eow.]

Well, you can at least read the studies and see how much mg/kg they use. But yeah, I usually start low and increase from there. Everyone's different, and every plant is different. Some shipments may be grown better than others, etc. It's not really a flaw in the actual herb itself.

Another factor is that many people always go for capsules first, which I think is a flaw. Capsules usually contain shitty quality powdered plant matter, and then that's leaving it up to your body to extract the compounds from it. I think a much better alternative is to buy the whole dried leaf of an herb and make aqueous extractions (tea) or ethanol extractions (tincture). This makes sure that the desired compounds will be immediately available for absorption upon entering the body, which means it will take effect much faster (and stronger) than capsules.

Also, buying whole dried leaf is MUCH MUCH cheaper than capsules. I bought a POUND of horny goat weed for 10 bucks. 1 pound is 453 grams. I typically use 1.5 grams in my tea. That's 302 doses, which will last me almost an entire YEAR.

Maybe some people will think this is too much trouble, but sometimes it takes a little work to get what you want. If you read any scientific studies about tribulus, HGW, tongkat, maca, whatever, they always use aqueous or ethanol extractions in the test. They don't just feed the subjects raw plant matter. If a particular study claims that 'x' herb does 'y', you want to try and emulate their methods as close as possible in order to achieve the same effect.

One more thing: when you are searching for dried leaf matter, use the herb's SCIENTIFIC NAME to do the searching and you will have much better luck.

[bolders86 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close bolders86]

I'm suffering from ED for a long time now, recently I'm taking 3-5g of Maca powder each day for the last 2 months, but it shows no signs of improvement. It is said that Maca will work out your hormone levels, which may probably be true, but you can fix testosterone levels in other ways, and only that probably won't solve your ED issues.

But, like needlift said, I also didn't notice any side-effects, so I'm gonna finish up the whole package.

[eow. Member of the Month April 2013 Find all posts View Profile Close eow.]

There is no link between Maca and hormones. I posted studies in another thread I think. Maca increased sexual desire, but it had no effect on blood flow or testosterone.

Go to any scientific article database and search for "lepidium meyenii" and you will find studies.

[MrHammer Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close MrHammer]

There is no link between Maca and hormones. I posted studies in another thread I think. Maca increased sexual desire, but it had no effect on blood flow or testosterone.

Go to any scientific article database and search for "lepidium meyenii" and you will find studies.

This is not 100 percent true. If I remember right, then Maca should boost estrogen/help balance it. Which is why some women take it to prevent/ease menstruation pain and such. But You are right that it should not react with Testosterone.