Maca root, scientifically known as Lepidium meyenii, is a plant native to the Andes Mountains in Peru. It is also called Peruvian Ginseng. It has been cultivated for more than 3000 years. Maca root ...

Way up in the Andes mountains in Peru, you'll find a beet-like plant called maca root, also known as Peruvian ginseng. Thousands of years ago, indigenous Peruvians used the plant as food and medicine.