Maca, tare da sunan kimiyya Lepidium meyenii, tsire-tsire ne na asalin Kudancin Amurka, asalinsu zuwa puna na Peru. Na dangin gicciye ne kuma tsire-tsire ne mai ɗorewa. An san shi da yawan amfani a yankin da yake girma, amma ba sananne sosai a cikin sauran duniyar ba.
Kuna so ku sani game da wannan shuka?
Ayyukan
Tsarin jiki shine na tuber kama da radish ko karas. Zai iya kaiwa zuwa 5-7cm a tsayi. Ana ɗauke shi tsohuwar kayan lambu kuma yana da launuka kamar rawaya mai haske, launin ruwan kasa, baƙi ko shunayya. Gaskiyar cewa tana da launi ɗaya ko wata baya canza kaddarorin maca.
Yana da gajerun karaya da ganyen wardi. Yankin da ya fi girma Tsakanin mita 3800 zuwa 4800 ne sama da matakin teku da matakin kasa. Shine kawai tsiro mai ci wanda yake girma a wannan lokacin. Yankin da maca ke tsirowa daji ne kuma mara daɗi inda babu kusan ciyayi tunda a wannan lokacin akwai ƙarancin iskar oxygen kuma yanayin halitta suna da wahalar gaske ga rayuwa.
Godiya ga rayuwa a cikin irin wannan matsanancin yanayi, tsiro ne mai matukar juriya.
Al'adu
Maca tsiro ne mai matukar wahalar kulawa, tunda yana buƙatar takamaiman yanayi. Ba za a iya shuka shi kawai a cikin Andes a cikin yankin Puna na Peruvian ba. Yakamata ayi noman tsakanin Satumba zuwa Disamba.
Tunda maca tana daukar nutrientsan abubuwan gina jiki waɗanda suke cikin ƙasa a wannan lokacin, dole ne a bar ƙasa ta huta na shekara ɗaya don sake cika kanta. Bugu da kari, yana da kyau kada a yi amfani da kowane irin maganin kwari ko maganin kashe ciyawa.
Kayan magani
An yi amfani da Maca azaman ganye mai magani tun zamanin wayewar garin Andean. Tushen da ganyayyaki sune waɗanda ke da ƙa'idodi masu aiki da kyawawan abubuwa don lafiyar. Daga cikin mahimmancin kaddarorin maca shine na zama aphrodisiac, stimulant, tonic, thyroid stimulant da antioxidant.
Tare da wannan zaku sami damar sanin ɗan ƙarami game da wannan tsire-tsire mai halayen gaske.