Description

Common Name Standardized: epimedium Other: barrenwort, horny goat weed Botanical Name Epimedium grandiflorum C. Morren Plant Family: Berberidaceae Synonyms Epimedium macranthum
Overview Introduction Epimedium is an ivy-like ground shrub of the higher and drier areas of China and Tibet. It is in the same plant family as Barberry and Oregon Grape, and its first recorded use is circa 200 B.C.E. in China. The name of the herb in Mandarin, yin yang huo, roughly corresponds to “weed for licentious goat.”

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