Epimedium Extract(Horny Goat Weed/Yin Yang Huo Extract)_Icariin/Icariins_for Sex Health

Thanks for your attention to our sex health product Epimedium P.E.

Epimedium,also known as Barrenwort, Bishop's Hat, Fairy Wings, Horny Goat Weed or Yin Yang Huo, is a genus of about 60 or more species of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Berberidaceae.

Epimedium sagittatum is one of the most valued tonics of Chinese herbalism. In China it is especially used for supporting healthy sexual activity-thus its name, Horny Goat Weed.

The "active ingredient" in Epimedium is Icariin, which can be found in standardized extracts from 5% up to 60% potent. Icariin is purported to work by increasing levels
of nitric oxide, which relax smooth muscle. It has been demonstrated to relax rabbit penile tissue by nitric oxide and PDE-5 activity Other research has demonstrated that injections of Epimedium extract, directly into the penis of the rat results in an increase in penile blood pressure.

Brief COA of common Specification

Products Name: Shorthorned Epimedium P.E.
Latin Name: Epimedium brevicornum
Part Used: Leaves
Assay(Icariins): 10% to 40.0% Min.(HPLC)
Icariin: 10% to  40.0% Min.(HPLC)
Sieve Analysis 100% pass 80 mesh
Loss on Drying 5.0% Max.
Extract Solvent Ethanol & Water
Heavy Metals 20ppm Max.
As 2ppm Max.
Residual Solvents Eur.Pharm.5.

Place of Origin:

Shaanxi in China