Epimedium Herb (Xian Ling Pi — Synonym)

Traditional Use

Primary Actions

• Tonifies Kidney Yang and replenishes Essence
• Strengthens sinews and bones
• Dispels Wind-Cold-Dampness and relieves Bi syndrome
• Warms Yang — impotence, infertility, cold uterine patterns

Secondary Actions

• Anti-osteoporotic and aphrodisiac — see herb #60 (Yin Yang Huo) for full detail

Classical References

• SYNONYM NOTE: Xian Ling Pi (仙灵脾, 'Immortal Spleen Herb') is the classical/archaic pharmacopoeial name for the same plant as Yin Yang Huo (淫羊藿, herb #60). Both names appear throughout classical materia medica literature and refer to the same species group (Epimedium brevicornu, E. sagittatum, E. pubescens, E. koreanum, or E. wushanense). The XLSX source imported them as two separate entries. The primary full monograph for this species is herb #60 (all-grass-of-longspur-epimedium). All pharmacological and safety data, including drug interactions, are shared with that entry.
• Ben Cao Gang Mu uses both names: Yin Yang Huo is the popular folk name; Xian Ling Pi appears in earlier Song-dynasty texts and is still used in formal pharmacy contexts