“According to the chronicles, Lepidium Meyenii was considered sacred food used successfully as an aphrodisiac, and to increase energy levels. It was destined specially for the Incan royalty. But also, the Incan warriors had Lepidium Meyenii because it offered to vitality and physical force to the battle.

Also, some chronicles state that Incan warriors consumed Lepidium Meyenii before entering into battle because this would make them extremely strong. But after conquering a city, the Incan soldiers were forbidden from using Lepidium Meyenii in order to protect the conquered women from the warrior’s powerful sexual impulses.

Lepidium Meyenii has been used medicinally to enhance fertility in humans and animals. Soon after the Spanish Conquest in the South America, the Spanish found that their livestock were reproducing poorly in the highlands. So, native Peruvians suggested the Spaniards that Lepidium Meyenii roots should be provided to the animals. After obtaining great results, Lepidium Meyenii reached so much popularity that it was used as currency. Colonial records dating back 200 years indicate that payments of roughly 9 tons of Lepidium meyenii were demanded from one Andean area alone for fertility purposes.”