Table 1.

Effect of three different varieties of Lepidium meyenii (Maca) on body and uterine weights in OVX mice.

	Vehicle (n = 20)	Yellow Maca (n = 20)	Red Maca (n = 20)	Black Maca (n = 20)
Body weight (g)	34.21 ± 0.30	35.15 ± 0.35	34.15 ± 0.32	34.73 ± 0.50
Uterine weight (mg)	35.51 ± 2.95	69.62 ± 4.73*	60.80 ± 3.39*	72.68 ± 6.14*

Data are mean ± SEM. The number of mice per group is in parenthesis. *P < 0.05 with respect to control group (vehicle).