Berberidaceae FAMILY

Epimedium pubescens

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Epimedium pubescens is a perennial plant growing from a shortly rhizomatous rootstock; it forms a tight clump of growth from 20 - 70cm 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 ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - south and central China (Anhui, Gansu, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan)

HabitatForests, thickets, slopes, shaded and wet places; at elevations from 300 - 2,000 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. ].