Maca root (Peruvian ginseng) nutritional supplement, which has aphrodisiac properties, helps increase energy and strengthen immunity, relieves menopausal disorders, helps treat reproductive problems, and is used by athletes and bodybuilders to help gain muscle mass faster. In the kitchen, it is used in cakes and biscuits, mixed with cinnamon or cocoa, in smoothies, in ice cream, in waffles with bananas and chocolate and in hot drinks like cocoa with maca or maca latte.