Epimedium Extract

What is Epimedium extract?

Epimedium extract is a brown, powdery extract product of the whole grass of Berberis Epimedium Sagittaria, Epimedium Nova, or Epimedium Macroflorum. Epimedium, 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 contains icariin, Icariin causes more blood to flow to the penis and could theoretically work better and cause fewer side effects than current drugs for erectile dysfunction. Animal, human, and in vitro studies indicate that icariin also stimulates osteoblast activity in bone tissue, and therefore can treat osteoporosis. It can help increase blood flow & improve sexual function. It also contains phytoestrogens, chemicals that act somewhat like the female hormone estrogen, that might reduce bone loss in postmenopausal women.

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.
Icariin is a flavonoid glycoside compound derived from several species of plants in the Epimedium family, which are commonly known as Horny Goat Weed or Yin Yang Huo. Extracts from these plants are reputed to produce aphrodisiac effects, and are commonly used in Chinese herbal medicine to enhance erectile function, as well as for several other indications.
Applied in food field, it is mainly used as food additives, it also can be added into many kinds of product;
Applied in health product field, it has good effect for cardiovascular diseases and cancer.