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Published Clinical Research

Published Articles

Post Menopause

Maca-GO® as referenced in all the below medical journal publications, is a Symphony Natural Health proprietary ingredient and only available in our products. Maca-GO® is the sole ingredient in Femmenessence MacaPause® and is a proprietary combination of the different phenotypes of the herb maca (Lepidium peruvianum). Maca-GO® is harvested from Symphony Natural Health's own organic farms and our joint venture partner’s organic farms in Peru. It then goes through a proprietary, 100% natural, manufacturing processes that is GMP, Organic and Kosher certified. This process concentrates the full spectrum of active ingredients and maximizes the bioavailability.

Maca-GO® has been analytically proven to be one of the highest quality natural products and is the ONLY scientifically and clinically proven natural product that has demonstrated statistically significant effects on hormones in peri and postmenopausal women. Our clinical trials also demonstrated that Maca-GO® has the highest success rate (84%) in reducing menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal women as well as benefits for heart, bone and mental health.

 

 
Maca-GO White Paper – Clinical Effects of a Proprietary, Standardized, Concentrated, Organic Lepidium peruvianum Formulation (Maca-GO) as an Alternative to HRT by Ronald Carter, M.D.
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Hormone-balancing and Pharmacological Effects of Therapeutic Doses of Lepidium peruvianum (Maca-GO) in Postmenopausal Women.
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Menopause. 2005; 12 (6): 813.
Pre-Gelatinised Maca (Maca-GO) (Lepidium peruvianum Chacon) As Non-Hormonal Herbal Remedy To Reduce Menopausal Symptoms In Pre- And Postmenopausal Women.
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Basic Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology. Vol. 97, Supp l (1): 48.
Use of Gelatinized Maca (Maca-GO) (Lepidium peruvianum) in Early Postmenopausal Women a Pilot Study.
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International Journal of Biomedical Science. 1 (1): 33-45.
Short and Long-Term Physiological Responses of Male and Female Rats to Two Dietary levels of Pre-Gelatinized Maca (Maca-GO) (Lepidium peruvianum Chacon).
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International Journal of Biomedical Science. 1 (2): 13-28.
Hormone-balancing Effect of Pre-Gelatinized Organic Maca (Maca-GO) {Lepidium peruvianum Chacon): (Part I.) Biochemical and Pharmacodynamic Study on Maca using Clinical Laboratory Model on Ovariectomized Rats.
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International Journal of Biomedical Science 2006: Vol. 2, No. 3. 100.
Hormone-Balancing Effect of Pre-Gelatinized Organic Maca (Maca-GO) (Lepidium peruvianum Chacon): (II) Physiological & symptomatic responses of early-postmenopausal women to standardized doses of Maca in Double Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Multi-Centre Clinical Study.
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International Journal of Biomedical Science, Dec. 2006: vol. 2 no. 4, 360 – 374.
Hormone-Balancing Effect of Pre-Gelatinized Organic Maca (Maca-GO) (Lepidium peruvianum Chacon): (III) Clinical responses of early-postmenopausal women to Maca in double blind, randomized, Placebo-controlled, crossover configuration, outpatient study.
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International Journal of Biomedical Science., Dec. 2006: vol. 2 no. 4, 375 – 394.
Peruvian Maca: Two scientific names Lepidium meyenii Walpers and Lepidium peruvianum Chacon – Are they Phytochemically Synonymous?
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Int. J. Biomed. Sci. 2015; 11 (1): 1. (Meissner HO, Mscisz A, Kedzia B, Pisulewski P, et al.)
Peruvian Maca (Lepidium peruvianum): (I) Phytochemical and genetic differences in three Maca phenotypes.
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Int. J. Biomed. Sci. 2015; 11 (3): 131. (Meissner HO, Mscisz A, Mrozikiewicz M, et al.)
Peruvian Maca (Lepidium peruvianum): (II) Phytochemical Profiles of Four Prime Maca Phenotypes Grown in Two Geographically-Distant Locations.
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Int J Biomed Sci vol. 12 no. 1 March 2016. (Meissner HO, Mscisz A, Piatkowska E, et al.)
Peruvian Maca (Lepidium peruvianum) - III: The Effects of Cultivation Altitude on Phytochemical and Genetic Differences in the Four Prime Maca Phenotypes.
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Int J Biomed Sci vol. 13 no. 2 June 2017. (Meissner HO, Mscisz A, Baraniak M, et al.)

 

 

    Perimenopause

    Maca-GO® as referenced in all the below medical journal publications, is a Symphony Natural Health proprietary ingredient and only available in our products. Femmenessence MacaLife®, our product for perimenopausal women, is made up of 25% Maca-GO® and 75% one other maca phenotype that we have seen in research is ideal to reduce menopausal symptoms.

    Maca-GO® has been analytically proven to be one of the highest quality natural products and is the ONLY scientifically and clinically proven natural product that has demonstrated statistically significant effects on hormones in peri and postmenopausal women. Our clinical trials also demonstrated that Maca-GO® has one of the highest success rates (74-82%) in reducing menopausal symptoms in perimenopausal women as well as benefits for heart and mental health.

     

     
    Maca-GO White Paper – Clinical Effects of a Proprietary, Standardized, Concentrated, Organic Lepidium peruvianum Formulation (Maca-GO) as an Alternative to HRT by Ronald Carter, M.D.
    Download Paper

    Pre-Gelatinised Maca (Maca-GO) (Lepidium peruvianum Chacon) As Non-Hormonal Herbal Remedy To Reduce Menopausal Symptoms In Pre- And Postmenopausal Women.
    Download Abstract

    Basic Clinical Pharmacology Toxicology. Vol. 97, Supp l (1): 48.

    Short and Long-Term Physiological Responses of Male and Female Rats to Two Dietary levels of Pre-Gelatinized Maca (Maca-GO) (Lepidium peruvianum Chacon).
    PubMed - Full Article

    International Journal of Biomedical Science. 1 (2): 13-28.
    Therapeutic effect of Lepidium peruvianum Chacon (Maca-GO) used as a non-hormonal alternative to HRT in Perimenopausal women - Clinical Pilot Study.
    PubMed - Full Article

    International Journal of Biomedical Science 2006: Vol. 2, No. 2. 143