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					Vol. 12 No. 4 (2022): April 2022
				
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		The improvement of daily fatigue in women following the intake of maca (Lepidium meyenii) extract containing benzyl glucosinolate
	


	
	
		

							
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								Atsushi Honma
							
															
									Kinos, Inc., 1-3-17 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0033, Japan
																	
																																		
	
							
								Yumi Fujiwara
							
															
									Department of Kampo Pharmaceutical Science, Nihon Pharmaceutical University, 10281 Komuro, Ina-machi, Kitaadachi-gun, Saitama 362-0806, Japan
																	
																																		
	
							
								Shin Takei
							
															
									Kinos, Inc., 1-3-17 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0033, Japan
																	
																																		
	
							
								Takao Kino
							
															
									Kinos, Inc., 1-3-17 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0033, Japan
																	
																																		


				
			
																	
					
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							https://doi.org/10.31989/ffhd.v12i4.912
						
					
				
			

						
										
					Abstract

					Background: Daily fatigue is a problem for many people because of its association with other illnesses. Maca has lately attracted considerable attention as a food for recovering from fatigue. Maca is high in benzyl glucosinolate which improves endurance capacity by preventing glycogen depletion. However, its effect on fatigue has not been investigated in clinical trials on humans.
Objective: The main objective of this study is to investigate the effects of maca supplements on reducing fatigue.
Methods: This study evaluated the effect of the consumption of maca extract containing benzyl glucosinolate (9.6 mg/day) on fatigue in adult women. This randomized, placebo–controlled, parallel–group double–blind study enrolled 60 subjects who were allocated to consume maca extract or placebo for 4 weeks. A visual analogue scale (VAS) for fatigue was used to evaluate the results. Blood variables and adverse events were used to assess safety.
Results: In both groups, the VAS of fatigue was decreased after 4 weeks compared with that before consumption. On stratification analysis, in subjects younger than 45 years, the VAS was significantly lower in the maca group, and the change between before and after supplementation was significantly larger in this group. 
Conclusions: It was suggested that intake of maca extract containing benzyl glucosinolate may have anti–fatigue effects in young women. So, maca supplements containing benzyl glucosinolate represent a food and drug candidate for reducing fatigue.
Keywords: maca, Lepidium meyenii, benzyl glucosinolate, daily fatigue, visual analogue scale


				
			
			

						
																																								
						
		


		

						
										
					
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