Plant Details

Accepted name:: Epimedium brevicornu Maxim. [Berberidaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
epimedii folium	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacop. of China (2010) Pharmacop. of China (2015) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022)
epimedii herba	Pharmaceutical	Japanese Pharmacop., 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacop., 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacop., 17th edn. (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacop., 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacop., 9th edn. (2007)
epimedium	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
epimedium brevicornu whole	Other	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
epimedium herb	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Japanese Pharmacop., 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacop., 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacop., 17th edn. (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacop., 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacop., 9th edn. (2007) Pharmacop. of China (2005)
epimedium leaf	Other	Pharmacop. of China (2010) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022)
herba epimedii	Pharmaceutical	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Pharmacop. of China (2005)
yin yang huo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) TCM Pl. for Syst. Bio. Evaluation (Eisenberg et al., 2011) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022)
yinyanghuo	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015) Pharmacop. of China (2005) Pharmacop. of China (2010) Pharmacop. of China (2015) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
インヨウカク	Other	Japanese Pharmacop., 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacop., 17th edn. (2016-2019)
淫羊藿	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) TCM Pl. for Syst. Bio. Evaluation (Eisenberg et al., 2011) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
淫羊藿根	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
aerial parts	dried aerial parts	Pharmacop. of China (2010)
aerial part	dried aerial part	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
Stem, Leaf		Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015)
Leaf		Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
leaf	dried leaf	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
leaf	dried leaf	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022)
leaf	dried leaf	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021)
terrestrial part		Japanese Pharmacop., 17th edn. (2016-2019)
aboveground parts, leaf		Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
aerial parts	dried aerial parts	Pharmacop. of China (2005)
terrestrial plant parts	terrestrial plant parts	Japanese Pharmacop., 15th edn. (2006)
aerial parts		Korean Pharmacop., 9th edn. (2007)
terrestrial part		Japanese Pharmacop., 16th edn. (2012)
aerial part		Korean Pharmacop., 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 1 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Epimedium rotundatum K.S.Hao Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 36: 223 (1934).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Epimedium brevicornu	Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
Epimedium brevicornu Maxim.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Pharmacop. of China (2015) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2021) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 4th English ed. (MOHW, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2024) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2025) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Epimedium brevicornu Maximowicz	Japanese Pharmacop., 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacop., 17th edn. (2016-2019) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Epimedium brevicornu Maximowicz Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk.	Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015)
Epimedium brevicornum Maxim.	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Pharmacop. of China (2005) Pharmacop. of China (2010) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) TCM Pl. for Syst. Bio. Evaluation (Eisenberg et al., 2011) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Epimedium brevicornum Maximowicz	Japanese Pharmacop., 15th edn. (2006) Korean Pharmacop., 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacop., 9th edn. (2007)

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