The aguaje is a palm tree native to the that is distributed in the countries of Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Guyana. It is found in manchales or “aguajales”, it is a multi-purpose fruit, in addition to using all its parts: leaves, stems, seeds, roots and fruits.
The aguaje together with the maca can act as a shaper of the female figure due to the presence of sitosterol that can be a precursor of the female hormones of the steroid type (estrogen). Women with high estrogen levels are said to store too much fat in their hips. However, there are some women who produce less estrogen and more androgen and tend to store more fat in the upper body.