
Heterophylly Falsestarwort Root
太子参
Tonifying and Replenishing Herbs

Immortal Spirit Spleen, Gangqian
Warm; Pungent, Sweet
The stems and leaves of Epimedium contain icariin; the leaves also contain volatile oil, ceryl alcohol, hentriacontane, phytosterols, tannins, and fats. The fatty acids in the fatty oil include palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, and linoleic acid.
Epimedium can increase semen secretion and stimulate sensory nerves. Pharmacological studies show that the main component of the epimedium extract is icariin, and it also contains desmethyl-icariin, glucose, fructose, as well as volatile oil, alkaloids, vitamin E and trace elements. Epimedium extract has the effect of increasing male hormone, its potency even exceeding that of sea horse and gecko, and can thicken the semen and increase the semen volume. Apart from being a yang-strengthening agent, epimedium also has good health-promoting effects on the human cardiovascular and endocrine systems, and has a certain effect in preventing ageing.
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