Horny goat weed is an herb which biological name is Epimedium. It is also known as Rowdy lamb herb, Barrenwort and Yin yang huo (especially in china.). Horny goat weed belongs to Berberidaceae family and has 60 other species.
It is a perennial plant, generally cultivated in Europe and America, other than mainly in China. Horny goat weed herb bears flowers in the season of spring. And the flowers are generally spider like and four-petaled.
In all over the world, horny goat weed is used as an ornamental plant because of its lovely flower. If a horny goat weed gets the suitable condition then it also bear leaves tinted with red, bronze and copper, which gives the herb a magnificent look.
Besides, an ornamental herb; horny goat weed has other important use also, which is its medicinal use. It works wonderfully to raise sexual power. It contains Icariin which can effectively increases the levels of nitric oxide level of a person which help to relax smooth muscles. Horny goat weed can be used to get rid of osteoporosis because Icariin present in horny goat weed is acts as a stimulator to osteoblast activities inside the bone tissue. Looking at the medicinal effects of the horny goat weed physicians advice persons to take it as a nutritional supplement and always keeps in the healthy food list.