ABSTRACT
This herb is the dried aboveground parts of the whole plant (leaves and stems included) of Epimedium brevicornum Maxim., E. sagittatum (Sieb et Zacc) Maxim., or E. koreanum Nakai of the family Berberidaceae. It is mainly grown in the Guangxi, Hubei, Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Sichuan provinces of China, and in Korea. The plant is collected in the summer and autumn months when the leaves and branches are abundant. It is dried after removing any impurities and subsequently used unprocessed or stir baked with sheep fat (Jiang Su New Medical College, 1977). https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780203050040/86743b54-459f-4502-a9f1-33f21b13726a/content/figpg164_001_B.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>
