Tonify yang
Yin Yang Huo
淫羊藿
Epimedium
Epimedium brevicornu or related species
The kidney-yang herb students meet when textbooks discuss erectile difficulty.
Not for self-dosing. This page is not a formula, not a strength, and not a substitute for a licensed herbalist or physician.
Category
Warm · Acrid, Sweet
Meridians entered
Traditional uses
Sold as horny goat weed. Traditional language says it warms kidney yang and expels wind-damp, and it has a reputation for sexual function that shop labels exaggerate. Erectile difficulty has many causes, including heart disease, diabetes, and medicines. This is a name and a category, not a dose and not a treatment.
Common pairings
- Du Zhong 杜仲
Two warm kidney herbs. Eucommia is aimed more at the low back.
- Rou Gui 肉桂
Both warm yang. Rou Gui is hotter and more internal.
Cautions
Not for self-dosing. Not a treatment for ED. See a clinician if erections changed suddenly, or with chest pain, new medicines, or diabetes. Traditionally a poor match for yin deficiency with heat: nights, dryness, restlessness. Can affect blood pressure and interact with drugs. Not for pregnancy.
Points with a similar aim
No point in this atlas lists this herb yet. Add the herb id to a point’s herbIds when you extend the set.