瑪卡植物的營養成份與功效之探討

10.6223/qcpe.2301.200903.1606

李淑玲；傅正思

瑪卡 ； 祕魯植物 ； 荷爾蒙 ； 抗氧化

中華體育季刊

23卷1期（2009 / 03 / 01）

58 - 64

繁體中文

瑪卡(Maca)學名Lepidium meyenii，又稱爲秘魯人蔘 (Peruvian ginseng)，是秘魯安地斯山脈上高冷十字花科植物，爲近年國際矚目的天然保健食品之一。瑪卡爲純天然的藥用植物，具有豐富的營養成分及多種對人體有益的活性成分，學者們研究證實瑪卡植物在調整內分泌系統、提高生育力、改善性功能、提高抗氧化能力、治療更年期綜合症、舒緩焦慮、增強記憶力及注意力等作用上有所成效。然而，爲加強對此植物之了解，本篇將針對瑪卡植物之成份、藥理功效及食用安全性等進行探討，希得以提供運動教練與運動員們新的參考資訊。

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