Nugenix® Essentials Maca is made with 1,500 mg of high-quality Maca Extract that’s naturally derived and exclusively sourced from Peru and manufactured under strict FDA guidelines to ensure maximum quality, purity and potency. Commonly known as Peruvian ginseng, indigenous people throughout South America have used Maca for thousands of years. Cultivated high in the Andes Mountains, the annual plant known for its invigorating and aphrodisiac properties was considered sacred to the Incas.