Epimedium flavonoid: icariin
Icariin powder (heteronym Icariin) is the main active ingredient of Epimedium, which is 8-isopentenyl flavonoids compound extracted from the stems and leaves of Epimedium brevicornum Maxim, Epimedium sagittatum Maxim, Epimedium pubescens Maxim and Epimedium koreanum Nakai.
What is Epimedium?
Epimedium is a perennial plant. It belongs to the family Berberidaceae and blooms “spider-like” flowers in spring.
Epimedium leaves are famous in Traditional Chinese Medicine by several alternative names, including Xian LingPi, Horny Goat Weed, Barrenwort, and Epimedium Grandiflorum.
Epimedium grandiflorum active ingredients
Horny goat weed extract contains flavonoids, lignans, alkaloids, phytosterol, vitamin E, etc.
The aboveground part of the barrenwort plant mainly contains flavonoids, while the underground part mainly contains flavonoids and alkaloids.
Icariin specifications
Icariin 10%, 20%, 98%
Horny Goat Weed(Icariin) stack
- Icariin and resveratrol
- Icariin and maca extract
- Icariin and L-arginine HCL
- Icariin and Tongkat Ali
- Icariin and Panax Ginseng Extract
- Icariin and Yohimbine
Icariin 98% manufacturers
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Reference
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- Corazza, O., Martinotti, G., Santacroce, R., Chillemi, E., Di Giannantonio, M., Schifano, F., & Cellek, S. (2014). Sexual Enhancement Products for Sale Online: Raising Awareness of the Psychoactive Effects of Yohimbine, Maca, Horny Goat Weed, and Ginkgo biloba. In BioMed Research International (Vol. 2014, pp. 1–13). Hindawi Limited. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/841798
- Song, L., Chen, X., Mi, L., Liu, C., Zhu, S., Yang, T., Luo, X., Zhang, Q., Lu, H., & Liang, X. (2020). Icariin‐induced inhibition of SIRT6/NF‐κB triggers redox mediated apoptosis and enhances anti‐tumor immunity in triple‐negative breast cancer. In Cancer Science (Vol. 111, Issue 11, pp. 4242–4256). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/cas.14648
- Chau, Y., Li, F.-S., Levsh, O., & Weng, J.-K. (2019). Exploration of icariin analog structure space reveals key features driving potent inhibition of human phosphodiesterase-5. In P. B. Andrade (Ed.), PLOS ONE (Vol. 14, Issue 9, p. e0222803). Public Library of Science (PLoS). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222803
- Li, J., Luo, M., Wang, S., Jin, G., Han, Z., Ma, Y., Tang, G., & Guo, Z. (2020). Icariin Ameliorates Lower Back Pain in Rats via Suppressing the Secretion of Cytokine-Induced Neutrophil Chemoatractant-1. In BioMed Research International (Vol. 2020, pp. 1–7). Hindawi Limited. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/4670604
