Japanese: Oobaikaikarisou.
Source:
Sense provings.
Epidium genusEnglish: Rowdy Lamb Herb; Barrenwort; Bishop's Hat; Fairy Wings; Horny Goat Weed.
Chinese: Yin Yang Huo.
Region: southern China, central, southern and eastern Asia, Europe.
Content: icariin, inhibits the activity of PDE-5.
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Botany: genus, ± 60 species; hardy perennial herbs; flower four-petaled, spider-like.
Use: aphrodisiacs.