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Also called by its Chinese name, yin yang huo, ... Horny Goat Weed Side Effects and Risks. ... The first-line treatment is a class of drugs called PDE-5 inhibitors, ...
Epimedium, also known as barrenwort, bishop's hat, fairy wings, horny goat weed, or yin yang huo (Chinese: 淫羊藿; pinyin: Yínyánghùo; Wade–Giles: Yin²-yang²-huo⁴), is a genus of flowering plants in the family Berberidaceae.
Icariin is a chemical compound classified as a prenylated flavonol glycoside, a type of flavonoid.It is the 8-prenyl derivative of kaempferol 3,7-O-diglucoside.The compound has been isolated from several species of plant belonging to the genus Epimedium which are commonly known as horny goat weed, Yin Yang Huo, [1] and Herba epimedii. [2]
In TCM, Dioscorea Root (Radix Dioscorea, Huai Shan Yao or Shan Yao in Chinese), benefits both the Yin and Yang, and is used to tonify the lungs, spleen and kidney. It can "be used in large amounts and 30g is suggested when treating diabetes". If taken habitually, it "brightens the intellect and prolongs life". [75]
Primordial analogies for these aspects are the sun-facing (yang) and the shady (yin) side of a hill. [32] Two other commonly used representational allegories of yin and yang are water and fire. [73] In the yin–yang theory, detailed attributions are made regarding the yin or yang character of things:
Abbreviated as BL or UB (urinary bladder), described in Chinese as 足太阳膀胱经穴; 足太陽膀胱經 "The Bladder channel of Foot, Greater Yang". An alternative numbering scheme for the "appended part" (beginning with Bl-41 in the list below), which places the outer line along the spine after Bl-35 ( 會陽 ) instead of Bl-40 ( 委中 ...
Shanghuo (Chinese: 上火; pinyin: shàng huǒ; lit. 'fire elevates'), also known as Reqi (Chinese: 热气; pinyin: rè qì; Jyutping: jit⁶ hei³; lit. 'hot air') or Heatiness [1] is a concept related to Traditional Chinese Medicine that involves an imbalance in internal energy that causes negative health effects on the body.
Get ready for winter baking with these recipes, featuring seasonal favorites like fruitcake and bûche de Noël, and classics like coffee cake and rum cake.