Epimedium also known as horny goat weed, or yin yang huo is a genus of flowering plants in the family Berberidaceae. The majority of the species are endemic to China, with smaller numbers elsewhere in Asia, and a few in the Mediterranean region.
Epimedium is an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat fatigue, release arthritic pain, nerve pain, expels wind damp. It is thought to alter levels of certain hormones and is marketed as a dietary supplement for libido.
Harvest Season: Summer and Autumn
Specification
Specification: Epimedium Icariin10%，20%
Part used: Epimedium Leaf & Stem
Active Ingredients: Icariin10%, 20% HPLC
Appearance]: Brown
Odor: Characteristic
Identification: Herb Identity Tested
Solubility: partially water soluble, soluble in alcohol, acetone, ethyl either and so on.
Function
1.Improving the function of sexual gland ,regulating the endocrine and stimulating sensory nerve. epimedium has been used to treat male erectile dysfunction in traditional Chinese medicine for many centuries.
2.Strengthening the immune system and promoting vasodilation, with the function of removing blood stasis.
3.Anti-aging, improving organism metabolism and organ function.
4.Regulating cardiovascular:Improve blood flow dynamics and the role of blood rheology, and can improve the white blood cells to generate.
5.Anti-bacterial, anti-virus and anti-inflammatory effect.
Segment
Applied in the field of health care products, it was used in capsules, health food, oral liquid, health care wine and other alcoholic beverages, which has good health-care effect on human cardiovascular and endocrine system, delaying aging.Anti-cancer,anti-aging.
