Horny Goat Weed or Epimedium Herb:Botanical Origin,Archeology,Traditional and Pharmacological findings of Epimedium species,fractions and isolated components.

Contents

• Botanical info of Horny Goat Weed or Epimedium.
• Botanical Origin:What is Herba Epimedii?
• Archeology:How did Horny Goat Weed get its name?
• Mechanism of Action:How Does Horny Goat Weed Work?
• Horny Goat Weed:Salvation Weed For Male Sex Lives.
• Epimedium Herb and its Traditional Applications.
• Applicational pharmacological findings of Epimedium species,fractions and isolated components.
• Cautions,Side Effects and Toxicity of Epimedium Herb.
• A Tradition from Erxian Tang:Two Immortals Decoction?
• Phytochemicals and Constituents of Herba Epimedii.
• How Search engine think about Horny Goat Weed.
• Research update literature of Epimedium species,fractions and components.
• Photo Gallery of Epimedium Herb.

Botanical Origin:What is Herba Epimedii?:

This herb is the dried leaf of Epimedium brevicornum Maxim.;Epimedium sagittatum (Siebold. et Zucc.) Maxim., Epimedium koreanum Nakai.,Epimedium pubescens Maxim.,Epimedium sinense, Epimedium wushanense T.S.Ying.,of the barberry family (Berberidaceae). Native to east Asia, the plant is grown on hillsides in damp shady bamboo groves or in moist woodlands in China.
 The perennial plant grows to about 0.5 m by 0.4 m. The leaf is in the shape of an arrowhead, thus the word "sagittatum," which means arrowhead shaped. It is in flower from May to June. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). The plant can grow in semi-shade (light woodland). It requires dry or moist soil.
 
 Epimedium is often cultivated as a ground cover, and chosen among herbs to be planted in the informal woodland garden in the West for informality and naturalness. The Chinese, however, use it as a yang tonics in traditional Chinese medicine.
 In China, epimedium is produced mainly in the provinces Shannxi, Liaoning, Shanxi, Hubei, Sichuan, and Guangxi. It is collected in summer and autumn when the stem and leaves are exuberant, and dried in the sun following removal of impurities.

 According to some habitat study of 15 Epimedium L species,the Epimedium species spread interesting in local area:at Northeastern district, where only E. koreanum grows there, with the best guality. Northwestern and northern district is the second one, where E. brevicornu, mainly grows with much stable guality. Then it is eastern and southern district, where E. sagittatum grows with the largest quantity but unstable quality. Southwestern district is the last one, mingle species complex and identification important. In Sichuan province, E. acuminatum and E. pubescens are main species, with other 12 species growing there. In Guizhou province, E. acuminatum, E. leptorrhizum and E. wushanense are main species, other 7 species growing there and E. leptorrhizum with poor quality. It is suggested that E. acuminatum be recorded in Chinese Pharmacopoeia(52.).

 Some geographic distribution of large-flowered taxa of Epimedium L study proposed:There are 27 species large-flowered taxa of Epimedium in China: 13 species in Sichuan, 9 species in Hubei, 8 species in Guizhou, 4 species in Hunan, 3 species in Guangxi, 2 species in Chongqing, 2 species in Yunnan, 1 species in Jiangxi, 1 species in Shanxi, 1 species in Jilin, 1 species in Liaoning and 1 species in Heilongjiang(124.).

Reference:

• 1.Horny Goat Weed or Epimedium Herb:Botanical Origin,Archeology,Traditional and Pharmacological findings of Epimedium species,fractions and isolated components.

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♣ last edit date:08th,Oct.2010.