Epimedium can be taken internally with decoction of water, into the pills, and the symptomatic use of medication can have a therapeutic effect.
Epimedium is the stem and leaves of Epimedium, Berberidaceae, with the effect of tonifying kidney yang, strengthening muscles and bones and dispelling wind-dampness, which can be clinically paired with Baji Tian and Cortex Eucommiae, used for the treatment of impotence, spermatorrhea, lumbar and knee soreness and coldness, menstrual disorders, wind-dampness paralysis, and atrophy of muscles and bones, etc., which is caused by the insufficiency of kidney yang.
In clinical practice, it can be taken by decoction of water for internal use, or into pills and powder, all of which can play an effective therapeutic role.
Adverse reactions such as dry mouth, abdominal distension and dizziness may occur after using this drug. This drug is warm in nature and is contraindicated for those with yin deficiency and fire exuberance.
Patients who need to use the drug should be guided by a doctor. Do not use the medicine privately as it may cause damage to the organism.