 Makarut is actually grown in the Andes region of Peru. It's a Peruvian root that's actually in the same family of broccoli and cauliflower and such. So it's carciferous, I believe that's the word. And this guy actually has lots of different benefits to it and they include things like increasing libido, helping with rectile dysfunction, and along those lines as well, apparently it's supposed to help increase fertility. So not only can make you better with your sexual function, but make your sexual function more potent. And there actually have been studies on this actually on both the male side and the female side where they say also it helps with people who are having ladies who are having menopause problems and also help with the women's libido in postmenopausal areas. And another thing along those lines, it is supposed to help with postmenopausal women with helping improve their moods and overall it's supposed to actually be a good mood booster for things like anxiety and depression. It's supposed to help reduce sun damage. So it actually works a bit like a sunscreen. Very funny a lot and there's been some studies on this as well. It's actually supposed to be good for boosting energy and endurance. There have been several studies done that say that it actually has help with endurance athletes. There haven't been anything to say as far as help with people who do other forms of exercise like muscle building or other different types along those lines. But they do say it's good for endurance in particular and just boosting general energy levels and mood levels. Now because it's a good antioxidant and it's an anti-inflammatory, it's supposed to also help fight free radicals which is good for things like cancer and heart health. Also supposed to help with improving learning and memory. Another interesting weird one is it's supposed to help with high altitude sickness. And this might very well be because it's actually grown at high altitudes itself. A lot of times it's growing up to 13,000 feet. So almost 2 miles in the air. And finally the last couple things that it's supposed to help with is reducing prostate size which I believe is also good for prostate cancer in that sense. And then it's also supposed to be good for bone health. So yeah lots of interesting different things that it's helpful for in makarut. It's not like a lot of traditional herbs and in the things that it's actually helpful for. Now a lot of people don't like the taste of straight makarut. So if you're looking to go and just buy it without a tea or something along those lines, you might want to be ready because apparently it's very bitter and tough by just having it by itself. If you're gonna have it, they do have it in powder form and other forms along those lines that make it a little bit easier to have then so you can mix it into other things. But that's definitely the way to have it is to mix it in with other stuff if you or have it in a pill form or just have it in the tea because yeah by itself not exactly like just eating broccoli or something if you're just like that. So it doesn't work that way. The one other thing we need to mention is the possible side effects. Now as usual they say pregnant women and all these things but actually there's supposed to be some things where it can help possibly with pregnant and breastfeeding women and so they just say to consult your doctor about having it. The main side effects are if you are overdosing on them again. Same about any herb root or plant along these lines. Just take it easy on the amount that you're having and then you'll be okay. It says you don't want to go over 400% the allowed amount because of the amount of copper in it which of all obviously can cause problems but mainly the main problem that has been seen is that people who have thyroid problems or existing thyroid conditions could have a problem with makarut because of the things that it brings out. Yeah apparently there are these things called goitrogens which can affect thyroid function and makarut actually helps goitrogens and that's where it comes from. I mean so the last couple things that people say they've had problems with are things like stomach cramps, moodiness. They have said some women have had some problems with an alteration in their menstrual cycle and lastly some people experiencing some symptoms of insomnia or jitteriness and that's probably because this is like caffeine or I don't know if it in itself is caffeinated I'd have to look that up or put it down here in the bottom of the screen for you to see. This tea overall is very caffeinated so yeah it might just be because something along those lines and it has a similar effect like those along those lines because it actually creates you know the energy in you and you don't want to have it too late at night because it can actually you know it gives you energy and like we said it actually helps with stamina and athletes and supposedly it's helped to be good be good for increasing your energy so it makes perfect sense that you would have trouble with things like jitteriness or insomnia if you try and have it too late at night because it is a stimulant so you just got to be ready for that when you're having this. All right everybody clear? If you have any questions or comments leave them down in the comment section down below otherwise you guys have a great tea day and we'll see you next time.