Epimedium (Yinyanghuo)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Herba Epimedii |
| Botanical Name: | Epimedium koreanum Nakai Epimedium sagittatum (Sieb. Et Zucc.) Maxim. Epimedium brevicornum Maxim Epimedium pubescens Maxim. |
| Common Name: | Epimedium |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Haiyao Bencao |
| art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: | The aerial part of the herb is gathered in spring and autumn, dried in the sun and cut into pieces. |
| Properties and Taste: | Pungent, sweet and warm |
| Meridian: | Liver and kidney |
| Functions: | To tonify the kidneys and strengthen yang To expel wind and dampness |
| Indications and Combinations: | 1. Deficient kidney yang manifested as impotence, weakness of the lower back and knees and frequent urination. *Use with Curculigo rhizome (Xianmao) and Prepared rehmannia root (Shudihuang). 2. Cold pain in the lower back and knees and numbness of limbs due to obstruction by invasion of wind-cold-damp. *Use with Clematis root (Weilingxian), Eucommia bark (Duzhong) and Cinnamon twigs (Guizhi). |
| Dosage: | 10-15 g |
| Cautions: | This herb is contraindicated in cases with deficiency of yin with excessive fire. |