Epimedium,also called horny goat weed, grows as an ornamental herb in Asia and the Mediterranean. In Asia, its leaves have been used for treating fatigue and boosting sex drive for a long history since 16th century. Nowadays, the plant is a traditional chinese medicine and is widely used as dietary supplement in western countries
Epimedium, also known as Horny Goat Weed, or Yin Yang Huo, is a genus of about 60 or more species of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Berberidaceae. The large majority are endemic to southern China, with further outposts in Europe, and central, southern and eastern Asia. Usually make the Epimedium brevicornum and epimedium sagittatum as the raw material because of their high quality.
Product Name:Epimedium Extract
Latin Name：Epimedium Brevicornu Maxim/Epimedium Sagittum /Epimedium grandiflorum L.
CAS No.:489-32-7
Plant Part Used:Leaf
Assay:Icariin 5% – 98% by HPLC
Colour: Brown yellow fine powder with characteristic odor and taste
GMO Status:GMO Free
Packing: in 25kgs fiber drums
Storage:Keep container unopened in cool, dry place,Keep away from strong light
Shelf Life:24 months from date of production
Function:
-Stimulate nervous system, promoting sexual function.
-Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti tussive, anti-asthmatic and eliminating phlegm.
-Tonifying kidney and boosting male virility, alleviating rheumatism, strengthening the muscles and bones.
-Lowering blood pressure and blood sugar.
-Anti-cancer and enhancing immunity
-Restraining staphylococcus and delaying aging.
Application
-Applied in pharmaceutical field, it is mainly used as pharmaceutical materail to treat asthenia of kidney, impotence, spermatorrhea, prospermia, cold extremities, acroanesthesia or convulsion, etc.
-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.
