The Horny Goat Weed (lat. Epidemium) is an evergreen perennial herb originally from Asia, especially China, and the Mediterranean area. It is also called “barrenwort”, “bishop’s hat”, “fairy wing”, and “yin yang huh”. First described over 2,000 years ago in ancient classical Chinese medicinal text, it is used traditionally ever since.
It's been praised highly as a natural aphrodisiac, for enhancing sexual performance and libido, boosting testosterone in men, and treating sexual problems such as erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation.
The Horny Goat Weed is also used to treat high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, osteoporosis, hay fever, mental and physical fatigue, lack of libido in men and women, pre-menopause and menopause problems, etc.
How Exactly Does Horny Goat Weed Work?
The herb contains phytochemicals that increase the blood flow in the sexual area, flavonoids, polysaccharides, sterols, phytoestrogens, alkaloids, and icariin, which is the main active constituent and a flavonoid called epimedin.
Icariin inhibits the action of PDE5 that blocks that dilatation of the arteries in the penis, allowing blood to fill the arteries and the cavities in the penis to create a strong and long lasting erection. This natural PDE5 inhibitor is actually very comparable with Viagra’s active synthetic component named sildenafil.
As a result, it's become a wildly popular choice of natural male and female sexual enhancement. Amazingly, it can provide vigor, endurance, sexual drive, sexual energy, and sexual vitality for both sexes!
Horny Goat Weed Supporting Studies
Icariin was found to act as a helper in treating erectile dysfunction in men, in a study led by Xin ZC, Kim EK, Lin CS, Liu WJ, Tian L, Yuan YM, and Fu J, at the Department of Urology, in Peking University, Beijing, in China, in 2003.
In 2006, a study at the Institute of the Traditional Medicine, School of Medicine, at the National Yang-Ming University showed that the Horny Goat extract caused a relaxation effect on the corpus cavernosum smooth muscle (penile tissue), which is great news for the future of treating erectile dysfunction.
In 2008, Dell’Agli M, from the Department of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan, Italy, discovered in a study that among several herbs that were traditionally used to treat impotency and erectile dysfunctions, icariin from Epidemium Brevicorum was the only active compound and has been declared a “promising candidate for future development.”
Also, Icariin was shown to increase the neurite length of the pelvic ganglia in a study published in 2010 by Shindel AW and colleagues, at the University of California, Knuppe Molecular Urology Laboratory, Department of Urology, School of Medicine, from San Francisco, California.
How to Naturally Power Up the Strength
The potency of Horny Goat Weed and stamina provided is increased when combined with Gingko Biloba, Maca and Muira Puama or Maca in particular.
Maca (Lepidiuuum meyenii) is not really a herb, but a root vegetable originally from Peru used as food and medicinal herb. It contains a variety of beneficial vitamins and minerals, such as selenium and magnesium.
But Maca is rich in phytohormones with powerful aphrodisiac properties that increase sex drive and stamina, relieve anxiety and depression, and alleviate menopause syndromes.
What's the Best Way To Take Horny Goat Weed?
At Nutriflair, we strive to provide the best potency, bioavaialblity and all convenient natural supplements. So we've derived our very own formula of potent, pure ingredients that's guaranteed to re-light your passion!
We've focused on increasing the potency of the key active ingredient Icariins. Each capsule contains 50mg, which is 10 times the potency of other brands!
What's more, our formula includes a number of our natural beneficial roots such as Ginseng and power boosting Maca Root.
If sexual problems appear coupled with fatigue, low sex drive, lack of sexual vigor, erectile dysfunctions, premature ejaculation or impotence, you should first consult your doctor to find the underlying cause.
If it’s not hormonal imbalance or other health problems, natural supplements such as the Horny Goat Weed from NutriFlair are great sexual enhances without unwanted side effects.
Resources
-
Chiu, JH; Chen, KK; Chien, TM; et al. (2006). "Epimedium brevicornum Maxim extract relaxes rabbit corpus cavernosum through multitargets on nitric oxide/cyclic guanosine monophosphate signaling pathway". Int J Impot Res. 18 (4): 335–42
-
Nehra A, Moreland RB. Neurologic erectile dysfunction. Urol Clin North Am 2001; 28: 289–308
-
Mills TM. Vasoconstriction and vasodilation in erectile physiology. Curr Urol Rep 2002; 3: 477–483
-
Normile D. The new face of traditional Chinese medicine. Science 2003; 299: 188–190
-
Wu H, Lien EJ, Lien LL. Chemical and pharmacological investigations of Epimedium species: a survey. Prog Drug Res 2003; 60: 1–57
-
Ye LC, Chen JM. Advances in study on pharmacological effects of Epimedium. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zh 2001; 26: 293–295
-
Chiou WF, Chen CF. Pharmacological profile of evodiamine in isolated rabbit corpus cavernosum. Eur J Pharmacol 2002; 446: 151–159
-
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20141584
-
Dell’Agli M, Galli GV, Dal Cero E, Belluty F, Matera R, Zironi E, Pagliuca G, Brosisio E, Potent inhibition of human phosphodiesterase-5 by icariin derivatives, Department of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan, Italy