yin yang huo

淫羊藿·Herba Epimedii

aerial part of epimedium

About yin yang huo

Yin Yang Huo (淫羊藿) is the aerial part of epimedium, recorded as Herba Epimedii. It is acrid and sweet in flavour, warm in temperature, and enters the Liver and Kidney channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that tonify Yang.

Names

Pinyinyin yang huo
Chinese淫羊藿
Latin NameHerba Epimedii
English Nameaerial part of epimedium·Aerial Parts Of Epimedium
Japaneseinyokaku
Koreaneumyanggwak

Classification

Category
Tonify Yang
Channels
Kidney, Liver
Flavour
Acrid, Sweet
Temperature
Warm
Family
Berberidaceae
Species
Epimedium brevicornum
Tags
Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens Yang and raises libido

  • Deficient Kidney Yang with impotence, infertility, frequent urination, forgetfulness and withdrawal, and a cold, painful lower back and knees
  • Low sex drive and spermatorrhea

Strengthens the sinews and bones

  • Kidney deficiency showing as a sore, weakened lower back and knees

Dispels Wind-Cold-Damp and warms and unblocks Yang Qi

  • Wind-Cold-Damp Bi with joint pain, spasm or cramping of the hands and feet, and numb limbs
  • Numbness or tingling in the arms and fingers
  • Contracture, numbness or hemiplegia after Wind-Stroke

Combinations

Dosage

AgeRawGranuleTinctureConcentrateFrequency
Any 3-15g; Tincture: 2-4ml3-15 g2-4 ml

Cautions

Interactions

Drug interactions