A Word from Jerry Black about Maca Magic Products

A WORD FROM THE FOUNDER OF HERBS AMERICA ABOUT MACA MAGIC

A History Steeped in Mystery

"In 1994, I was fortunate to lead a botanical expedition through the Peruvian Andes to search for maca. It soon became apparent that, even in the Andes, maca was incredibly elusive and rare. It is estimated there was only enough maca in Peru to feed a few small villages.

But to ancient Peruvians, maca root was a precious commodity, used by the Inca to strengthen bones, hair, to increase mental concentration and to supply higher levels of physical energy and endurance. For almost 2 centuries maca was commonly traded for gold and exported to feed the kings of Spain. While maca had been valued for millenia, in the late 20th century it slipped into obscurity and remained hidden away at 14,000 feet elevation, teetering on the brink of extinction.

With the help of the Peruvian government, I visited universities and seed germplasm collections throughout Peru. Using USDA government permits, we were the first to export maca plants and seeds to botanical gardens, universities, and researchers in North America and around the world.

Since then, researchers have proven what the Inca had been saying for centuries: maca works because it is loaded with natural hormone precursors, amino acids, minerals, and newly discovered MACAMIDES and MACAENES found in no other plant. Research data has finally shed light on the amazing properties of this once forgotten, remarkable crop. Doctors now believe these new alkaloids can rebuild and support the entire endocrine system.

Today, our direct supply of maca products has the reputation as the freshest and purest root in the industry.

You'll like our maca."

-Jerome R. Black, ethnobotanist and founder of the Herbs America Company