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Berberidaceae FAMILY

Epimedium koreanum

Epimedium koreanum

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Epimedium koreanum is a perennial plant growing from a creeping, rhizomatous rootstock; it produces a spreading cluster of growth around 15 - 40cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. This is one of several species known as Yin Yang Huo in China and widely used in Chinese herbalism.to treat bone diseases and problems connected with the reproductive system. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. The popularity of this species in herbal treatment has led to a major overexploitation of the plant in the wild and it is now being cultivated on a large scale in order to satisfy the demand[ 1770 Title Epimedium brevicornu Maxim. (Yinyanghuo, Barrenwort) Publication Y. Liu et al. (eds.), Dietary Chinese Herbs, DOI 10.1007/978-3-211-99448-1_69 Author Li-Hua Yan Website http://10.1007/978-3-211-99448-1_69 Publisher Year 2015 ISBN Description ]. Cultivated in Korea as a medicinal plant[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - Russian Far East, eastern China, Japan, Korea.
HabitatWet areas in forests and mountain valleys[ 279 Title Medicinal Plants in the Republic of Korea Publication Author Publisher World Health Organisation, Manila Year 1998 ISBN 92 9061 120 0 Description An excellent book with terse details about the medicinal uses of the plants with references to scientific trials. All plants are described, illustrated and brief details of habitats given. ]. Forests and thickets; at elevations from 400 - 1,500 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].