Epimedium Extract

Other name: Epimedium Sagittatum Extract; Epimedii Herba Extract; Horny Goat Weed Extract
Botanical Name: Epimedium brevicornu Maxim.
Part Used: Leaf
Active Ingredient: Icariin & Flavone
Testing Method: HPLC

Common Specifications
There are many varieties of Epimedium with different sources of medicinal materials, and there are differences in quality. The quality of the same species is different in different places of origin, and the quality of different species in the same place of origin is also different. The quality of different parts of Epimedium is also different.

1.Specification: Icariin10%-98%
Appearance: brown to light yellow fine powder
Solubility: Soluble in ethyl acetate, ethanol, insoluble in chloroform, ether, benzene.
Main product specifications: 10% icariin
10% Icariin (full water soluble)
20% Icariin
40% Icariin
98% Icariin
Product Overview: Icariin exhibits androgenicity. At present, there are two main application directions in the market, one is the direction of tonifying the kidney and strengthening yang. In this direction, many people one-sidedly think that the higher the content of icariin, the more obvious the effect (the effect here refers to the male hormone in the body). In fact, Epimedium The effect of husk is the synergistic effect of flavonoid substances. From the perspective of the growth level of androgen in the body alone, the content of icariin can reach the peak when the content of icariin is 40%-60%, and the effect can reach the peak when it is 60%-98%. And continued to decline slowly (the specification recommendation is based on the requirements of the customer’s dosage form). The second direction is the aspect of bones and joints. The daily dose is 300mg-600mg/day, and the added amount of icariin is generally greater than or equal to 5.5%.

2.Specifications: Icaritin 98%
Appearance: Yellow fine powder
Solubility: Soluble in methanol, ethanol, DMSO and other organic solvents.
Product Main Specifications: Icaritin 40%, Icaritin 98%
Product Overview: Icaritin is an innovative small-molecule immunomodulatory drug developed from the traditional Chinese medicinal herb Epimedium using modern biotechnology. The indication is advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. It has significant safety and definite efficacy in patients treated with existing chemotherapy drugs and targeted drugs, and has entered phase III clinical trials. Compared with sorafenib, the benchmark drug for the treatment of advanced liver cancer in phase III, the median overall survival of alcoradine was significantly better than that of sorafenib.

Icaritin

Icariin

Icariin

Icariin

Use:

Used in Pharmaceutical stuff / Health care / Food additives and so on

Function
1. Nourish kidney to improve male sexual function, relieve rheumatic pains and cold;
2. Prevent and treat osteoporosis;
3. Prevent and cure climacteric high blood pressure;
4. Strengthen immunization function of organism effectively;
5. Increase blood flow in coronary artery, promote semen secretion and antibody growing;
6. Improving the function of sexual gland , regulating the endocrine and stimulating sensory nerve;
7. Owning anti-bacterial, anti-virus and anti-inflammatory effect;

Description About Epimedium Extract
Epimedium Extract, also called Horny Goat Weed Extract , grows as an ornamental herb in Asia and the Mediterranean. In Asia, its leaves have been used for treating fatigue and boosting sex drive for a long history since 16th century.
Epimedium Extract is one particular species of this genus. Along with its purported ability to enhance the libido, it has other traditional uses and a role in Chinese medicine.There are many ingredients in Epimedium species, including icariin, icariin A, icariin C, epimedin C, and many other substances with similar structures and similar pharmacological activities.
Epimedium Extract is used to nourish kidney to improve male sexual function,to relieve rheumatic pains and cold,etc.It is used for the treatment of impotence,dribbling urination,contracture and spasm of bones and muscles,hemiplegia,lassitude in loin and legs,arthralgia due to wind-dampness and numbness of limbs.