Common Name          Epimedium or Horny Goat Weed

Latin Name 

Epimedium brevicornum Maxim.; Epimedium sagittatum (Siebold. et Zucc.) Epimedium koreanum Nakai.,Epimedium pubescens,Epimedium sinense, Epimedium wushanense T.S.Ying.

Chinese Name           Yin Yanghuo

Family                  Berberidaceae

Part of the Plant Used     Leaf (dried100% Natural)

Active Ingredients        

Icariins  (including  Icariin, Epimedin A, Epimedin B, Epimedin C and Epimedioside A)

Molecular Structure of Active Ingredients

Product Specification     Icariins 10% 20% 30% 40% 70% 90% 98%

Product Introduction

Epimedium has 2,000 years to be used as a sex-enhancer in China. Many cultures report that horny goat weed supports libido, erectile function, and helps to relieve menopausal discomfort. Horny Goat Weed is comprised of several species of epimedium, a leafy plant which grows in the wild, most abundantly at higher altitudes.Horny Goat Weed is used as an herbal aphrodisiac because it increases blood flow to the genital area. Referred to as Yin-Yang Huo in China, where it originates, Horny Goat Weed also lowers blood pressure by dilating capillaries and blood vessels while slowing the adrenal production that can prevent blood from reaching the genitalia. Epimedium is grown as an ornamental herb in Asia and the Mediterranean region, and various species are used for medicinal purposes, including Epimedium sagittatum, Epimedium brevicornum, Epimedium koreanum, and Epimedium pubescens. The leaves of Horny Goat Weed contain a variety of flavonoids, polysaccharides, lignans, sesquiterpenes, phenolic and penethylol glycosides, ionones, sterols, and an alkaloid called Icariin. Therapeutic effects of Horny Goat Weed include invigorating kidney function, reversing male and female infertility, strengthen tendons and bones, decreasing muscular spasm, relieving coughs and lowering blood pressure. The herb has also been used for liver and kidney toning and has improved the life of chronic renal failure patients in a Chinese study.

HPLC Chromatogram of Epimedium Extract 30% Icariins ( 15% Icariin)

Physiological Functions

1. Be used as a sex-enhancer.
2 .Relieve menopausal discomfort.

Applications

Pharmaceutical stuff

Intermediate of the medicine

Toxicity Research

Epimedium Extract has low toxicity, LD50 value from mice (ip) is 36g/kg. There are no reports of adverse effects associated with the traditional preparation of Epimedium (water- extracted) at the suggested dosage (250 to 1,000mg per day).