Horny Goat Weed 60capsules

Description

Other Names:

Berberidaceae (family) / Yang Huo / Yang Tonic / Goat Wort / Yin Yang Huo / Licentious Goat Plant / Barrenwort / Epimedii / Epimedii Herba / Epimedium Acuminatum Franch / Epimedium Flavones / Epimedium Truncatum / Huichun Zhibao / Hyperin / Icariin / Japanese Epimedium / Kaempferol / Quercetin / Sagittatoside A / Sagittatoside B / Zuo-Gui-Wan

Botanical Description:

• Herbs or shrubs [trees ], perennial , evergreen or deciduous, sometimes rhizomatous .
• Stems with or without spines.
• Leaves alternate, opposite, or fascicled, simple, 2-3-foliolate, or 1-3-pinnately or 2-3(-4) -ternately compound; stipules present or absent; venation pinnate or palmate.
• Inflorescences terminal or axillary , racemes , cymes, umbels (or umbel-like), spikes, or panicles, or flowers solitary or in pairs, flowers pedicellate or sessile.
• Flowers bisexual , inconspicuous or showy, radially symmetric ; stipitate glands absent (except in Vancouveria ) ; sepaloid bracteoles 0-9; perianth sometimes absent (Achlys), more frequently present, 2- or 3-merous, or sepals and petals intergrading (Nandis) ; sepals 6, distinct , often petaloid and colored , not spurred ; petals 6-9, distinct, plane or hooded ; nectary present; stamens 6; anthers dehiscing by valves or longitudinal slits; ovary superior, apparently 1-carpellate; placentation marginal or appearing basal; style present or absent, sometimes persistent in fruit as beak . Fruits follicles, berries, or utricles.
• Seeds 1-50, sometimes arillate; endosperm abundant; embryo large or small; mature seeds elevated on elongating stalk in Caulophyllum.

Part of Plant Used:

Leaves

Main Uses:

• Believed to be beneficial for the male and female libido.
• As an aphrodisiac, Epimedium stimulates the production of androgenic or sex hormones while increasing nitric oxide levels in the body helping to relax smooth muscles thereby allowing more blood to flow through them. As from the sexual benefit that this process offers, it may also help to enhance athletic performance by reducing muscle fatigue.
• There are studies which suggest that Epimedium increases testosterone production. This can be of great benefit to those trying to achieve a higher level of fitness because testosterone increases endurance and supports the development of lean muscle. Icariin is the active ingredient in Epimedium extract. It has been proven to relax muscles by increasing levels of nitric oxide.
• Perhaps the most important health benefit Epimedium offers dieters is its ability to work as an adaptogen, helping the body to better respond to stress. In more practical terms, the herb can help protect the muscles from the stress and damage of overtraining.

Other Traditional Uses:

• AIDS – fight the muscle wasting – act against the human immunodeficiency
• Androgen – (sexual) hormones with no found effect on oestrogen – stimulates production
• Aphrodisiac
• Arthritis
• Asthma
• Back pain
• Blood circulation to brain – facilitate
• Blood circulation to sexual organs – facilitate
• Blood flow to heart – increases
• Blood flow to penis – increases
• Blood pressure – lowering
• Blood vessels – dilate
• Bronchitis
• Capillaries – dilate
• Cervical dysplasia – help combat
• Congestive heart failure
• Depression
• Diarrhoea
• Exercise – enhances recovery
• Fatigue
• Forgetfulness
• Gonorrhoea
• Heart disease
• HIV – fight the muscle wasting – act against the human immunodeficiency
• Hypertensive
• Impotence
• Infertility
• Involuntary ejaculation
• Kidney disorders
• Libido – male & female
• Light-headedness associated with improper body fluid volumes
• Liver tonifying
• Macrophages – stimulates activity of these germ-eating immune cells
• Memory loss
• Muscle growth in the sphincter muscles – stimulant
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoporosis
• Polio
• Sensory nerves – stimulant
• Sexual dysfunction in men with atherosclerosis – prevent
• Sexual dysfunction in women – prevention
• Sperm count – improve
• Urinary incontinence
• Viral hepatitis
• Viral infections of the heart
• Warming
• Weakness associated with improper body fluid volumes
• Weakness of the back or knees