Epimedium
淫羊藿属yín yáng huò shǔYinyanghuoshu
Epimedium · Plant
2
Indications
6
With studies in people
Cautions
Contraindicated with high blood pressure; may enhance hormonal effects.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Epimedium for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Epimedium does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit HeartBenefit ImmuneBenefit KidneyBenefit Sexual
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Epimedium and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Heart69 records, 19 in people
- Benefit Immune130 records, 38 in people
- Benefit Kidney91 records, 31 in people
- Benefit Sexual39 records, 11 in people
- Joint Pain18 records, 3 in people
- Fatigue Syndrome8 records, 4 in people