Epimedium Extract 98% Icariin

What is Epimedium Extract 98% Icariin?

Epimedium is a commonly used Chinese medicine with high medicinal value, perennial herb, plant height 20-60 cm, rhizome thick and short, lignified, dark brownish brown, stem erect, angular, glabrous, usually without basal leaves, born on mountain slopes, undergrowth of forests, preferring shady and wet areas.

Epimedium Extract 98% Icariin refers to Icariin, the active ingredient in extracts from dried Epimedium stems and leaves. Pharmacological studies have shown that Epimedium Extract Icariin enhances sexual performance through a variety of mechanisms such as increasing semen secretion and testosterone production, boosting energy and sex hormone production. Epimedium extract has a wide range of applications in nutraceuticals, health foods, and traditional Chinese medicine, especially as a natural tonic for improving sexual function and treating a variety of diseases.

Epimedium Extract 98% Icariin supplied by Green Spring is extracted from the dried stems and leaves of Herba Epimedii, a wild berberis plant in Qinba Mountain Range, and its active ingredient is Icariin. It has high purity, low pesticide residue, no solvent residue and complies with European Pharmacopoeia, Japanese Pharmacopoeia and American Pharmacopoeia.

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Specification: 

Regulation:

It conforms to EU regulations.

Benefits:

Promote Gonadal Function

Epimedium extract flavonoid components such as Epimedium glycoside have the effect of tonifying the kidney and strengthening the yang, 30-1000μg/l can promote the secretion of estradiol from follicular granulosa cells, at 1000μg/l can promote the secretion of corticosterone from adrenal cortical cells. Meanwhile, EPS can increase the level of gonadal hormones, mainly increasing the level of FSH.

Enhance Immunity

Epimedium can improve the body's immunity by influencing the secretion of megalophilic cytokines in the body, promoting the proliferation of lymphocytes, increasing cell regulatory activity, activating the immune function of the thymus gland, and increasing the ability of thymus and spleen cells to produce interleukins. Epimedium 50 % methanol extract can inhibit lymphocyte transformation. The total flavonoids of Epimedium extract can make the mice form high cell function and antibody, and significantly enhance the human T cell immune function.EPS and EI have immunomodulatory effects.

Anti-aging

Epimedium extract can be anti-aging and prolong life by affecting cell transmission, prolonging the growth period, regulating the immune and secretion systems, and improving the metabolism of the body and the functions of various organs.

Benefical for Cardiovascular

Epimedium extract icariin can directly relax vascular smooth muscle and can dilate coronary artery, femoral artery, and cerebral artery. The mechanism of action is to inhibit the effect of extracellular calcium ion inward flow in vascular smooth muscle.

Anti-tumor

Epimedium extract icariin powder can increase the fluidity of the membrane of human high metastatic lung cancer cells, increase the expression of membrane surface antigens, and increase the antigenicity of tumor cells, thus inducing the body's anti-tumor immune response.

Promote Bone Growth

Epimedium extract can inhibit the activity of osteoclasts and at the same time promotes the function of osteoblasts, increasing calcified bone formation, and also promotes the synthesis of DNA in bone marrow cells, which not only prevents osteoporosis caused by deprived rats but also prevents hormone-induced bone loss and osteoporosis. It has also been shown that Epimedium injection has an obvious promoting effect on the growth of the femur bone of a chicken embryo in a test tube.

Applications:

For Health Products:

Epimedium is considered by Chinese medicine to have the effects of tonifying the kidneys and aphrodisiacs, strengthening the muscles and bones, and resisting aging. Epimedium Extract icariin is used as a health supplement additive to improve sexual function and regulate the kidneys.

In Cosmetics:

Epimedium Extract is rich in flavonoids and hormone effect substances, which can promote collagen production, enhance skin elasticity, and reduce skin laxity and fine lines. Epimedium Extract can be used to make facial serums, masks, lotions, and other skincare products to provide effective maintenance and repair.

In the Food Field:

Epimedium leaves can be brewed as tea and have some medicinal value. Epimedium tea helps to regulate the body's hormonal balance healthily and promotes blood circulation and metabolism. In addition, Epimedium can also be used to make healthy food and health supplements, for example, Epimedium extract icariin can be added to nutritional supplements for enhancing physical strength and improve sexual function.