# Epimedium

Epimedium, és un gènere de plantes dins la família Berberidaceae. La majoria de les seves espècies són endèmiques de la Xina, unes poques es troben a Àsia o a la regió mediterrània.
Les espècies d'Epimedium són plantes perennes amb rizoma, caducifòlies o de fulla persistent. La majoria tenen flors en forma d'aranya.
Contenen icariina,la qual inhibeix el PDE5 com ho fa el sildenafil, l'ingredient actiu de la Viagra. Per tant, es fa servir com un afrodisíac i en el tractament de la disfunció erèctil. També s'usa per al tractament de l'osteoporosi.

## Espècies acceptades

* Epimedium acuminatum
* Epimedium alpinum
* Epimedium baiealiguizhouense
* Epimedium baojingensis
* Epimedium borealiguizhouense
* Epimedium brachyrrhizum
* Epimedium brevicornum
* Epimedium campanulatum
* Epimedium chlorandrum
* Epimedium circinatocucullatum
* Epimedium coactum
* Epimedium davidii
* Epimedium dewuense
* Epimedium diphyllum
* Epimedium dolichostemon
* Epimedium ecalcaratum
* Epimedium elatum
* Epimedium elongatum
* Epimedium enshiense
* Epimedium epsteinii
* Epimedium fangii
* Epimedium fargesii
* Epimedium flavum
* Epimedium franchetii
* Epimedium glandulosopilosum
* Epimedium grandiflorum
* Epimedium hunanense
* Epimedium ilicifolium
* Epimedium jingzhouense
* Epimedium koreanum
* Epimedium latisepalum
* Epimedium leptorrhizum
* Epimedium lishihchenii
* Epimedium lobophyllum
* Epimedium macrosepalum
* Epimedium membranaceum
* Epimedium mikinorii
* Epimedium multiflorum
* Epimedium myrianthum
* Epimedium ogisui
* Epimedium parvifolium
* Epimedium pauciflorum
* Epimedium perralderianum
* Epimedium pinnatum
* Epimedium platypetalum
* Epimedium pinnatum
* Epimedium pseudowushanense
* Epimedium pubescens
* Epimedium pubigerum
* Epimedium pudingense
* Epimedium qingchengshanense
* Epimedium reticulatum
* Epimedium rhizomatosum
* Epimedium sagittatum
* Epimedium sempervirens
* Epimedium setosum
* Epimedium shennongjiaensis
* Epimedium shuichengense
* Epimedium stellulatum
* Epimedium sutchuenense
* Epimedium trifoliolatobinatum
* Epimedium truncatum
* Epimedium wushanense
* Epimedium zhushanense

## Referències

* 1 2 Epimedium. Flora of China.
* ↑ Yin XX, Chen ZQ, Liu ZJ, Ma QJ, Dang GT «Icariine stimulates proliferation and differentiation of human osteoblasts by increasing production of bone morphogenetic protein 2». Chin. Med. J., 120, 3, 01-02-2007, pàg. 204–10. PMID: 17355822.
* ↑ Zhang G, Qin L, Shi Y «Epimedium-derived phytoestrogen flavonoids exert beneficial effect on preventing bone loss in late postmenopausal women: a 24-month randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled trial». J. Bone Miner. Res., 22, 7, 01-07-2007, pàg. 1072–9. DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.070405. PMID: 17419678.
* ↑ Chen KM, Ge BF, Liu XY; etal «Icariin inhibits the osteoclast formation induced by RANKL and macrophage-colony stimulating factor in mouse bone marrow culture». Pharmazie, 62, 5, 01-05-2007, pàg. 388–91. PMID: 17557750.
* ↑ Huang J, Yuan L, Wang X, Zhang TL, Wang K «Icaritin and its glycosides enhance osteoblastic, but suppress osteoclastic, differentiation and activity in vitro». Life Sci., 81, 10, 01-08-2007, pàg. 832–40. DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2007.07.015. PMID: 17764702.
* ↑ Zhang DW, Cheng Y, Wang NL, Zhang JC, Yang MS, Yao XS «Effects of total flavonoids and flavonol glycosides from Epimedium koreanum Nakai on the proliferation and differentiation of primary osteoblasts». Phytomedicine, 15, 1-2, 01-01-2008, pàg. 55–61. DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2007.04.002. PMID: 17482445.
* ↑ Qin L, Han T, Zhang Q; etal «Antiosteoporotic chemical constituents from Er-Xian Decoction, a traditional Chinese herbal formula». J Ethnopharmacol, 118, 2, 01-07-2008, pàg. 271–9. DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.04.009. PMID: 18501540.

## Bibliografia

* Stearn, W. T. The Genus Epimedium, revised edition 2002. ISBN 0-88192-543-8
* Avent, T. An Overview of Epimedium. Arxivat 2011-08-11 a Wayback Machine. The Plantsman. March, 2010.