Epimedium brevicornu
Epimedium brevicornu
Safety & Hazards
Because it is widely used in Chinese herbal treatments, the plant has had extensive toxicity tests carried out upon it, all of which have shown the plant to be safe to eat at rates considerably above recommended doses.
Botanical Description
Epimedium brevicornu is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a slowly spreading rhizomatous rootstock and producing a clump of growth around 20 - 60cm 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. , 280 Title The Genus Epimedium and other Herbaceous Berberidaceae Publication Author Stearn. W. T. Publisher The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Year 2002 ISBN 1 84246 039 0 Description An excellent book covering all the herbaceous members of the Berberidaceae. Gives cultivation details as well as detailed botanical descriptions. Very well illustrated with photographs, paintings and line drawings. ]. 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 and is widely traded. 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 ].