Description
Epimedium Brevicornum extract
Icariin
Plant
Origin:Epimedium Sagittatum
Maxim
General:Epimedium brevicornum maxim., iEpimedium
sagittatum(Sieb.et Zucc.)Maxim.,
Epimedium koreanum Nakai.
Epimedium is a genus of twenty-one related plant species. The
Chinese refer to epimedium as ?licentious goat plant? (Such a name
or originated from a Chinese old legend). This may explain why US
supplement companies call it ?Horny Goat Weed?.Epimedium is grown
as an ornamental herb in Asia and the Mediterranean. In Asia,
leaves have been used on treating fatigue and boosting sex drive
for a long history since *6th century. Nowadays, theplant is a
traditional Chinese medicine while it?s widely used as dietary
supplement in western countries.
Specification:5%*0% *0% *0% *0% *0%
Icariin(HPLC)(CP***0)
Functions:
1. Exciting sense nerves,
promoting sex activity.
2. Having effects on codeining
and reducing breathing heavily.
3. Having notable restraining
effects on white grape cocci and golden grape coccus.
4. Reducing blood pressure and
blood sugar.
5. Reducing beta-lipoprotein and
cholesterin.
6. Anti-inflammation increasing
immunity.
Pharmacology:Scientists demonstrate that the mechanism of the
therapeutic action of icariin (ICA) on erectile dysfunction (ED) is
inhibition cGMP-specific PDE5, a factor causing ED.The studies by
Liao HJ demonstrate Chinese medicine epimedium exerted
immuno-enhancing effect on the animal model of chronic renal
insufficiency. The further investigation by him also suggests
epimedium had therapeutic effect on sexual disorder and immunologic
inadequacy in the patients of chronic renal failure undergoing
hemodialysis.A clinical experiment shows epimedium compound is
therapeutically effective in treating patients with kidney
deficiency syndrome of ischemic cardio-cerebral vascular
diseases.Researchers separated osteoclasts and treated with
different concentrations of epimedium. The investigation shows
epimedium can induce osteoclast apoptosis, inhibit bone resorption
and improve the bone density. The effect of epimedium on bone
resorption is dose-dependent. The same result was confirmed by
animal model. Researches widely in ICA show its effects on
cardiovascular system, circulatory system, immune system, genital
system and bone marrow system. In China, many medicines with
ICA as a main constituent are used for clinical treatments on
kidney disease and bone marrow
