Dosage · Supplement
Maca: dosage and how to take it
1.5–3 g/day.
- Overall grade
- Grade C
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How much to take
1.5–3 g/day of powder or extract; gelatinized forms digest more easily.
Timing & separation
There are no strict timing conflicts on record for Maca; consistency matters more than the exact hour for most goals.
Why the dose is what it is
Notably, maca improves libido and some sexual-function measures without changing testosterone or other sex hormones — its mechanism is non-hormonal and not fully understood.
Bottom line
A genuine libido aid that works without touching your hormones. 1.5–3 g/day if desire is the goal; not a testosterone lever.
How it is used
As the entry records it, from the studies it summarises. Not a recommendation for you — doses that suit a trial population may not suit you.
- Standard
- 1.5–3 g/day.
Goes with
- MacaFull Maca monographEvidence grade C
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- Fenugreek: dosage and how to take it500–600 mg/day standardized.Evidence grade C
- Horny Goat Weed: dosage and how to take itNot recommended.Evidence grade D
- Maca for Sexual desireEvidence grade C — Non-hormonalEvidence grade C
- Maca for TestosteroneEvidence grade D — No changeEvidence grade D
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