Research progress on sex-hormone-like effects of epimedium
10.3760/cma.j.cn115398-20210219-00117
- VernacularTitle:淫羊藿性激素样作用研究进展
- Author:
Haizheng WANG
1
;
Qi ZHANG
;
Wen CHEN
;
Xiangguang YANG
;
Fei CHEN
;
Wei ZHUANG
;
Li ZHU
Author Information
1. 首都医科大学宣武医院药学部，北京 100053
- Keywords:
Epimedii folium;
Estrogenic effect;
Androgen-like effect;
Hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis;
Experimental studies;
Clinical studies;
Review
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2022;44(4):465-468
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Epimedii folium is a commonly used Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for warming the kidney and strengthening the yang qi. It has androgen-estrogen-like effect. It can not only directly act on sexual organs to regulate hormone levels, but also exert sex-hormone-like effect through hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis. Its regulation of hormone levels is similar to that of plant hormones. At present, Epimedii folium is commonly used with other TCMs to treat diseases caused by sex-hormone deficiency, such as male spermatopenia, asthenospermia, benign prostatic hyperplasia, functional erectile dysfunction, female premature ovarian failure, perimenopausal syndrome, dysfunctional infertility during ovulation, hyperandrogenemia of PCOS patients, etc.
