This is a tree of variable size, which, according to growing and climatic conditions, can vary from 1.5 to 5 m in height. The fruits are globose yellow or red berries, tasty, with a diameter of about 1.5 cm. The plant is found in South and Southeast Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina.
HOW A CIDR WORKS. CIDRs are coated with progesterone. Progesterone is a naturally produced steroid hormone by the corpus luteum of mammalian ovaries. In vivo, progestrone functions to maintain pregnancy. Progesterone provides a potent suppression of estrus, making it important for estrus synchronization in herds of animals.
The study found that maca root significantly increased the surge of luteinizing hormone (LH) from the pituitary gland of the rats. LH (luteinizing hormone) is produced by the anterior pituitary gland in the brain. As the follicle grows in the ovary, estrogen rises in the bloodstream, and the increasing levels of estrogen feedback on the pituitary gland to produce a strong surge of LH.