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Horny Goat Weed (Epimedium)

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• Horny goat weed products at iHerb

News & Research:

• Ingredient in Chinese Herb Acts as a Natural Viagra - WebMD, 9/26/08 - "the main compound in horny goat weed, called icariin, acted the same way that Viagra does"
• Horny Goatweed linked to better bone health - Nutra USA, 7/13/07
• Herbs Dr. Ruth Should Know - Natural Foods Merchandiser, 11/01 - "In men, the herb reputedly promotes sperm production and sexual desire, and improves some cases of impotence. In women, the herb has primarily been used for fatigue and postmenopausal hypertension"
• Chinese Herbs Enhance Sexual Vitality - Nutrition Science News, 5/99 - "In men, epimedium is said to increase sperm production and stimulate the sensory nerves, thus increasing sexual desire and strength. Studies done at the General Hospital of Beijing show epimedium does in fact improve sexuality"

Abstracts:

• A new herbal combination, Etana, for enhancing erectile function: an efficacy and safety study in animals - Int J Impot Res. 2009 Jun 4 - "a new herbal combination called Etana that is composed of five herbal extracts including Panax quinquelotius (Ginseng), Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali), Epimedium grandiflorum (Horny goat weed), Centella asiatica (Gotu Kola) and flower pollen extracts. Most of the above-mentioned extracts have a long historical and traditional use for erectile dysfunction (ED) ... penile erection index (PEI) ... At a 7.5 mg kg(-1) single dose, the percentage of responding rats was 53+/-7 with a PEI of 337+/-72 compared with 17+/-6 with a PEI of 30+/-10 for control animals. This PEI was significantly (P<0.001) higher than each single component and than the sum of any two herbal components of Etana. When compared with sildenafil citrate, Etana induced more pronounced PEI than 0.36 mg kg(-1), but similar to 0.71 mg kg(-1) of sildenafil. Furthermore, full acute and sub-acute toxicity studies showed no toxic effects of Etana. In conclusion, this study describes a new and safe combination of herbal components that enhance erectile function in male rats"