The oxygen end of the molecule has a slight negative charge, and the hydrogen end has a slight positive charge. Adjacent water molecules are joined by ______ bonds. Relative to a pH of 6, a pH of 4 has a ______.
Maca redirects here. For other uses, see Maca (disambiguation). Lepidium meyenii (maca) is an herbaceous biennial plant of the crucifer family native to the high Andes of Peru. It was found at the Meseta de BombÃ³n close to Junin Lake in the Andes. It is grown for its fleshy hypocotyl (a fused hypocotyl and taproot), which is used as a root vegetable and a medicinal herb.
MACA Overview Information. Maca is a plant that grows in central Peru in the high plateaus of the Andes Mountains. It has been cultivated as a vegetable crop in this area for at least 3000 years. Maca is a relative of the radish and has an odor similar to butterscotch. Its root is used to make medicine.