What are the effects of epimedium

Epimedium is a relatively common Chinese herbal medicine with certain medicinal value. It tastes bitter and is especially suitable for insomniacs. It can promote sleep and prevent neurasthenia. It was also used to treat polio in the past. It is also very effective in preventing chronic bronchitis. For women, it also has the effect of promoting endocrine.

1. Treatment of polio:

This product has significant therapeutic effects on patients in the acute stage and those just entering the recovery stage, and recovery is faster. It also has a certain effect on the sequelae period. After taking the medicine, the affected limbs generally feel warm and strong. In effective cases, the muscles gradually recover and the affected limbs become thicker. Among them, the effect is better in patients with lower limb paralysis, and worse in patients with upper limb paralysis and older patients. Except for dry mouth, no other side effects were observed after taking the medicine.

2. Treatment of neurasthenia:

One is to use 3% epimedium decoction for penetration, once a day, 10 to 20 times as a course of treatment. A few patients also took sedatives. The longer the treatment course, the better the effect; the earlier the symptoms begin to improve after treatment, the better the effect.

3. Treatment of chronic tracheitis:

Preparation and usage: Take the stems and leaves of Epimedium (dried product), decoct 80% of the total amount into a concentrated juice, grind 20% into powder, and mix the two into pills. The daily dose is equivalent to 1 liang of raw medicine, taken in two doses. During the treatment, some cases were observed with dosages equivalent to 5 qian and 1.5 liang of crude drug (daily dose), and the results showed that the efficacy was basically similar to that of taking 1 liang per day. Some cases have mild reactions after taking the medicine, the most common ones are dry mouth and nausea, followed by abdominal distension and dizziness, which usually disappear on their own.

4. Effects on endocrine

The main ingredient of Epimedium is Epimedium, which can significantly promote the development of epididymis and seminal vesicles in young mice. Epimedium has an androgen-like effect.

5. Impact on immune system function

The number of T cells, lymphocyte transformation rate, antibodies, antigens and phagocytic function of the reticuloendothelial system are low in patients with kidney deficiency, but they can be improved through treatment with kidney-tonifying drugs such as Epimedium.