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Epimedium, also known as barrenwort, bishop's hat, fairy wings, horny goat weed, or yin yang huo (Chinese: 淫羊藿; pinyin: Yínyánghùo; Wade–Giles: Yin²-yang²-huo⁴), is a genus of flowering plants in the family Berberidaceae.
It is known locally as 三枝九叶草 [2] and is sometimes called horny goat weed for its purported aphrodisiac properties. [3] References
Horny goat weed is an extract from the epimedium grandiflorum plant, a flowering shrub native to Asia, Africa, and parts of Europe. Also called by its Chinese name, yin yang huo, ...
Horny goat weed (Epimedii herba) is used in Chinese folk medicine. [1] It was thought to be useful for treating medical conditions and improving sexual desire, sexual pleasure, and/or sexual behavior. [1] Horny goat weed contains icariin, a flavanol glycoside. Its exotic name comes from the tendency of goats in the region to seek out this weed.
Icariin is a chemical compound classified as a prenylated flavonol glycoside, a type of flavonoid.It is the 8-prenyl derivative of kaempferol 3,7-O-diglucoside.The compound has been isolated from several species of plant belonging to the genus Epimedium which are commonly known as horny goat weed, Yin Yang Huo, [1] and Herba epimedii. [2]
Ageratum conyzoides (billygoat-weed, chick weed, goatweed, whiteweed, mentrasto) is native to Tropical America, especially Brazil, and is an invasive weed in many other regions. It is an herb that is 0.5–1 m. high, with ovate leaves 2–6 cm long, and flowers are white to mauve.