Evidence brief · Supplement
Maca for Sexual desire
Evidence grade C — Non-hormonal
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 1
- graded outcome
- 0
- references listed
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1 at grade C — 1 graded row
What is known
Each outcome with its grade (how strong the evidence is, A to D), the size of the effect where the entry records one, and how often studies agree.
- Sexual desireEvidence grade C
Non-hormonal
Moderatemixed
What is uncertain
Read off the same rows as above. Nothing here is added that the entry does not itself record.
- Thin evidence: Sexual desire (grade C).
The evidence in words
The verdict
For sexual desire, Maca earns evidence grade C (moderate effect, mixed consistency) — the evidence is limited or mixed. Non-hormonal
How it might work
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.
How to use it
1.5–3 g/day of powder or extract; gelatinized forms digest more easily.
Safety & cautions
Well tolerated as a food.
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
- MacaRead the full Maca monographEvidence grade C
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- Maca for TestosteroneEvidence grade D — No changeEvidence grade D
- Maca: dosage and how to take it1.5–3 g/day.Evidence grade C
- Maca: side effects, safety & interactionsWell tolerated as a food.Evidence grade C
- Tongkat Ali for LibidoEvidence grade C — SubjectiveEvidence grade C
Sources
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Last revised . A grade is this entry's reading of the evidence, not medical advice.