Does Epimedium have side effects?

Epimedium has side effects such as dry mouth, nausea, bloating, dizziness, etc. Specific medication needs to follow the doctor’s instructions. Epimedium is a traditional Chinese medicine made from the stems and leaves of Epimedium, Wushan Epimedium, Korean Epimedium, Arrowleaf Epimedium, and pilose Epimedium of the Berberidaceae family, with pungent flavor, sweetness, and warmth, and belonging to the kidney and liver meridians, it has the effects of tonifying the kidney and strengthening the yang (tonifying the kidney’s yang), dispelling the wind and removing the dampness (dispelling the wind and dampness in the body), and reinforcing the tendons and strengthening the bones. Epimedium is used for treating kidney yang deficiency (lack of yang energy in the kidney), frequent urination, rheumatism paralysis, bone impotence (also known as renal atrophy, which is commonly characterized by lumbar and back weakness, lower limb weakness, and dryness of the teeth) paralysis, and impotence and spermatorrhea. Attention should be paid to external fever, yin deficiency and fire (deficiency of yin and essence in the body, and hyperactive fire), solid heat, blood deficiency and blood heat, etc. It is not suitable to take Epimedium in large quantities for a long period of time. Adverse reactions such as dry mouth, nausea, abdominal distension, dizziness, etc. may occur after taking the medicine, which can disappear on their own, and the specific situation varies from person to person. Specific medication should be under the guidance of a specialist, not unauthorized use of medication.