Horny goat weed, also known as barrenwort, but properly known as, Epimedium grandiflorum, is a popular herbal supplement to improve your libido, but should you actually be taking it? Find out here!

Scientific Literature:

Kim, D. H., Jung, H. A., Sohn, H. S., Kim, J. W., & Choi, J. S. (2017). Potential of icariin metabolites from Epimedium koreanum Nakai as antidiabetic therapeutic agents. Molecules, 22(6), E986. – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28608833

Lee, J. K. C., Tan, R. B. W., & Chung, E. (2017). Erectile dysfunction treatment and traditional medicine—can East and West medicine coexist? Translational Andrology and Urology, 6(1), 91–100. – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5313309/pdf/tau-06-01-091.pdf

Ma, H., He, X., Yang, Y., Li, M., Hao, D., & Jia, Z. (2011). The genus Epimedium: An ethnopharmacological and phytochemical review. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 134(4), 519-541. – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21215308

Qureshi, M., Mehjabeen, Noorjahan, Muhammad, S., Siddiqui, F. A., Baig, I., & Ahmad, M. (2017). Phytochemical and biological assessments on Lipidium meyenii (maca) and Epimidium sagittatum (horny goat weed). Pakistani Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 30(1), 29-36. – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28603109

Tan, H. L., Chan, K. G., Pusparajah, P., Saokaew, S., Duangjai, A., Lee, L. H., & Goh, B. H. (2016). Anti-cancer properties of the naturally occurring aphrodisiacs: Icariin and Its derivatives. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 7, 191. – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4925704/pdf/fphar-07-00191.pdf

Telang, N. T., Li, G., Katdare, M., Sepkovic, D. W., Bradlow, H. L., & Wong, G. Y. C. (2017). The nutritional herb Epimedium grandiflorum inhibits the growth in a model for the Luminal A molecular subtype of breast cancer. Oncology Letters, 13(4), 2477–2482. – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5403390/pdf/ol-13-04-2477.pdf

Wang Y., Wang, Y. S., Song, S. L., Liang, H., & Ji, A. G. (2016). Icariin inhibits atherosclerosis progress in Apoe null mice by downregulating CX3CR1 in macrophage. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 470(4), 845-850. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26802470

Wu, L., Du, Z. R., Xu, A. L., Yan, Z., Xiao, H. H., Wong, M. S., Yao, X. S., Chen, W. F. (2017). Neuroprotective effects of total flavonoid fraction of the Epimedium koreanum Nakai extract on dopaminergic neurons: In vivo and in vitro. Biomedical Pharmacotherapy, 91, 651-663. – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28494419

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