Aqueous Extract of Black Maca (Lepidium meyenii) on Memory Impairment Induced by Ovariectomy in Mice

Table 2

The effect of black maca on MDA, Ache and MAO levels on OVX mice brain.

Groups	Done	MDA (nmd/mgport)	Ache activity (U/mgprot)	MAO activity (U/ h/mgprot)
Naive control	–—	5.77 ± 1.80* [8]	5.32 ± 1.94* [7]	17.74 ± 4.71 [9]
Shan control	—	8.53 ± 0.87* [7]	8.37 ± 0.44* [9]	18.74 ± 5.18 [9]
OVX control	—	13.03 ± 1.10 [9]	14.34 ± 1.66 [8]	18.02 ± 4.28 [9]
OVX black maca	0.5 g/kg	5.64 ± 0.67* [7]	9.89 ± 0.54∗(a) [9]	18.97 ± 4.67 [9]
	2.0 g/kg	5.32 ± 0.58* [8]	8.05 ± 0.59* [9]	17.98 ± 4.52 [9]

Number of mice per group is in parenthesis.
* P < .05 and (a)P < .05 versus OVX and naive groups, respectively.