Fig. 2

Effects of Maca on energy metabolism and hematological parameters. a, b Effect of Maca on the hepatic glycogen (a) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH, b); c-d effect of Maca on the activities of Na⁺–K⁺-ATPase (c) and Ca²⁺–Mg²⁺-ATPase (d) in liver tissue; e–h effects of Maca on hematological parameters, including WBC, RBC, platelet (PLT) and HGB. * represented P < 0.05 compared with the normal group; ** represented P < 0.01 compared with the normal group; *** represented P < 0.001 compared with the normal group; # represented P < 0.05 compared with the model group; ## represented P < 0.01 compared with the model group; ### represented P < 0.001 compared with the model group