Icariin

Details:

Key Specifications/Special Features:

• Spec: Icariin 10%,20%,50%,98%
• Latin Name: Epimedium brevicornum L.
• Used part: Stems & leaves
• Appearance: Brown yellow powder
• Odor/taste: characteristic
• Loss on drying: ≤5.0%
• Sieve analysis: pass 80 meshes
• Bulk density: 45 to 55g/100mL
• Extract solvent: alcohol and water
• Heavy metal: <20ppm
• As: <2ppm
• Residual solvents: Eur.Pharm.2000
• Microbiology:Store in cool and dry place, keep away from strong light/heat

            Total plate count: <1,000cfu/g

            Yeast and mold: <100cfu/g

            Escherichia coli: negative

•           Salmonella: negative
• Shelf lifespan: 2 years when properly stored

Studies of the product: Epimedium Extract is antirheumatic, aphrodisiac, carminative, expectorant, ophthalmic and vasodilator. Used as a kidney tonic, it also treats sterility and barrenness. It is taken internally in the treatment of asthma, bronchitis, cold or numb extremities, arthritis, lumbago, impotence, involuntary and premature ejaculation, high blood pressure and absentmindedness. It should be used with some caution since in excess it can cause vomiting, dizziness, thirst and nosebleeds.