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Horny Goat Weed
(redirected from Epimedium sagittatum)

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Horny Goat Weed
A perennial herb, the leaves of which are ‘tonic,’ regarded as an aphrodisiac, and used for impotence, infertility, paresthesias, low back pain, rheumatic complaints


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Furthermore, the flavonoid extract from Epimedium sagittatum has been found to be effective in preventing osteoporosis induced by ovariectomy in rats, although no appreciable effect was observed when primary osteoblasts were exposed to the flavonoid extract in vitro (Chen et al.
Cytotoxic effects of Coptis chinensis and Epimedium sagittatum extracts and their major constituents (berberine, coptisine, and icariin) on hepatoma and leukaemia cell growth.
 
 
 
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