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Horny goat weed is a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine that may have as many users as it does people who snicker at its name. Known as
yin yan huo to the Chinese, as
dam duong hoắc to the Vietnamese, and
Epimedium to botanists, the flowering plant is believed to stimulate male and female hormones to improve sexual function and arousal.
Health Benefits
The purported health and sexual benefits of horny goat weed date back thousands of years. According to folklore, the plant's aphrodisiac qualities were discovered when a Chinese goatherd noticed increased sexual activity among his flock after they ate the plant.
Horny goat weed contains chemical compounds known as phytoestrogens, which some suggest can influence both hormonal and bone health.
People who attest to the power of horny goat weed's benefits use it as a complementary therapy to treat a number of health conditions, both common and serious.1 Among them:
- Erectile dysfunction
- Low libido
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Joint pain
- Bronchitis
- Heart disease
- High blood pressure
