Epimedium is a traditional Chinese medicine for tonifying yang. It is pungent, sweet, and warm in nature. It has the effects of tonifying the kidney and strengthening yang, dispelling wind and removing dampness. It is often used in Chinese medicine to treat impotence and spermatorrhea, dribbling urine, weakness of tendons and bones, rheumatism, numbness and cramps, etc. The main chemical components of epimedium include flavonoids, lignans, polysaccharides, etc. Modern pharmacological studies have shown that epimedium has a regulatory effect on bone metabolism, the immune system, and the neuro-endocrine system, and has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-tumor pharmacological activities. It is often used in the form of prescriptions or Chinese medicine prescriptions to treat bone, endocrine, reproductive, circulatory and other systemic diseases and tumor diseases.
