Epimedium is a perennial herb with a plant height of 20-60 cm, short and thick rhizomes, lignified, dark brown, erect stems, angular, hairless and usually without basal leaves. Epimedium is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine in China, which has high medicinal value, nourishing yin and strengthening yang and strengthening the body. It tastes bitter and is suitable for insomnia.
Epimedium is sweet and warm, and enters the liver and kidney meridians. Has the effects of delaying aging, lowering blood pressure, lowering blood sugar and reducing blood fat. Improve cerebral ischemia and hypoxia, reduce blood viscosity, inhibit thrombosis in vitro, stimulate bone marrow DNA synthesis, increase the number of peripheral white blood cells and bone marrow hematopoietic stem cells, improve immunity, promote bone growth, prevent osteoporosis, and have anti-inflammatory, antiviral, anti-tumor and anti-side effects of anticancer drugs.
Nutritional value of Epimedium;
Epimedium mainly contains icariin. Epimedium extract has androgenic effect, which can promote semen secretion and lower blood sugar. It can improve the function of pituitary-adrenal cortex system and promote the formation of antibodies.
Edible efficacy of Epimedium;
Epimedium is pungent and sweet, warm in nature, enters the liver and kidney meridians, and is light and strong, which can rise or fall. Has the effects of invigorating kidney, strengthening yang, expelling wind and removing dampness, and strengthening tendons and bones. Indications: impotence due to kidney deficiency, nocturnal emission, cold infertility, frequent urination, asthma and cough due to kidney deficiency, soreness of waist and knees, contracture of muscles and bones, arthralgia due to rheumatism, numbness and contracture, hemiplegia, numbness of limbs, climacteric hypertension, stranguria, asthma and cough.
Can be used for treating impotence due to kidney deficiency, nocturnal emission, premature ejaculation, soreness of waist and knees, and cold limbs. It is compatible with Rhizoma Curculiginis, Fructus Corni, Herba Cistanches, etc. The waist and knees are sore, so it can be used with Eucommia ulmoides, Morinda officinalis and Tzu Chi.
Used for cold-dampness arthralgia or limb contracture numbness. Can be combined with Radix Clematidis, Radix Morindae Officinalis, Cortex Cinnamomi, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, and Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong to treat rheumatic joint pain, numbness of limbs or muscle contracture.
Expelling wind and removing dampness: it is used for rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis, and can be used equally with Radix Astragali, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Notopterygii Rhizoma and Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae.
Lowering blood pressure: It is used for hypertension with deficiency of both yin and yang, and can be used together with Yang-tonifying and Yin-nourishing drugs such as Rhizoma Curculiginis, Radix Morindae Officinalis, Cortex Phellodendri and Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, such as Erxian Decoction.
Epimedium is mainly used to treat reproductive, osteoarticular and respiratory diseases in clinic. Epimedium, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Fructus Lycii, Cortex Eucommiae, Rhizoma Curculiginis, Radix Morindae Officinalis, Fructus Corni, Fructus Cnidii, Semen Allii Tuberosi, Herba Cistanches, Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata and Cortex Cinnamomi are collectively called "Zanyu Dan", which can treat impotence and premature ejaculation. Epimedium combined with Radix Clematidis, Fructus Xanthii and Rhizoma Chuanxiong can treat joint pain. Epimedium is not limited, and it can cure toothache by decocting and gargling. Taking Herba Epimedii Yinchen decoction to treat chronic bronchitis has obvious expectorant and cough relieving effects. Epimedium, Radix Astragali, Radix Codonopsis, Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, Asari, Herba Ephedrae, etc. Co-decoction is used to treat sick sinus syndrome and atrioventricular block.
Side effects of Epimedium:
Epimedium has strong dryness, which can hurt yin and help fire. Some people will have dizziness, vomiting, dry mouth, thirst, nosebleeds and other reactions after taking it. Do not use it for those with yin deficiency and excessive fire, five-upset fever, nocturnal emission and hypersexuality.
Those who are hyperactive due to yin deficiency and easy to get angry are prohibited. Fire moves easily, Yang moves easily. Her husband's long service left him childless. Because the yin essence is not abundant and the true yang is not solid, taking pungent drugs will encourage the symptoms and backfire. But it has a powerful function of replenishing essence, tonifying kidney and strengthening yang. If normal people take it for a long time, the yang is strong and the desire is greater, but too much sexual intercourse will hurt too much yin and the essence will dissipate, so there is no other reason.
Suitable population of Epimedium:
It is suitable for people with impotence, infertility due to palace cold, hypertension due to yang deficiency and climacteric diseases.
Epimedium is not suitable for people:
1, people with "five upset and hot" symptoms and yin deficiency.
2, Huang Chi urine, dry throat or dry pain, from time to time feel thirsty and have symptoms of getting angry.
3. Women with frequent nosebleeds or heavy menstrual flow have bright red blood, red tongue and thin pulse, which is manifested as blood heat.
4. People with cold, headache, stuffy nose, fever, chills, cough and phlegm.
5, high blood pressure, dizziness, unstable walking, dizziness, irritability.