The herbaceous perennial plant is part of the Barberry family. It is also called "eltfof flower", or "epimedium". This plant can be found in nature in forest glades and in the foothills of Turkey, East Asia, the Caucasus and the Alps.
This ground cover plant has spectacular leaves, for which it is very popular in Western Europe. However, on the territory of Russia in gardens, this plant is extremely rare. Such a flower is not only able to decorate any garden, but it also has healing properties. That is why the mountain woman is worth the attention of gardeners, especially when you consider that she is distinguished by undemanding care.
Features of the mountain woman
Horny Goat weed is a ground cover, which is also a perennial. Its branched rhizome is quite powerful. Stems in height can vary from 0.15 to 0.75 m. The plant grows rapidly in width, however, a gradual dying off of its middle part is observed. The Goryanka genus is represented by both deciduous and evergreen species. Branched thin stems are covered with a smooth brownish-red bark. The leaf plates are very close to each other. The distance between them can vary from 10 to 70 mm. Moreover, the smaller the distance between the foliage, the more lush the curtain is formed.
Leaf plates of a deep green color have a petiole, as well as a lanceolate, heart-shaped or elliptical shape. Leaves can be three-pinnate or double-pinnate, their top is pointed, and the edge is serrated or smooth. Sometimes it happens that on the leathery foliage, which is quite dense, you can see streaks of purple hue.
Blooming is observed in May. At this time, loose brushes are formed over the curtain. Corollas with an unusual shape in diameter can reach from 0.5 to 2 cm. Each of them has 2 rows of petals. Moreover, each row consists of four petals. In some species, thick hooked spurs can be seen on the petals.
If the flower is pollinated, then a dry achene will form in its place after a while. The seeds contain growths that contain nutrients that attract ants. This allows the Horny Goat Weed to spread over long distances, since the seeds are carried by the ants.
What is this plant?
The plant is a small perennial shrub. It can grow up to 75 centimeters, but most often does not exceed half a meter in height with flowers. Depending on the variety, the Horny Goat Weed can bloom constantly or shed its leaves seasonally. Shoots are thin, covered with brown bark. The leaves are very close to each other. At the same time, the root of the shrub is strong and branched.
Useful substances contain not only leaves, but all parts of the plant. A perennial of the genus barberry usually grows in foothill areas, as well as in forest glades. It is widespread in East Asia, and also found in the Caucasus, Turkey, and the Alps. As an ornamental shrub, it is common in Western Europe. It practically does not occur in Russia.
Planting and care in the open field
Landing
Horny Goat Weed in middle latitudes are propagated in two ways: by seeds and by dividing the bush.However, propagating this plant by seeds is not easy. The fact is that the seed material needs a two-stage stratification, and you also need to grow seedlings. Initially, the seeds are kept at room temperature for about 20 days, and then they are placed on a refrigerator shelf for 30 days. After that, this procedure is repeated again. When the seed material stays in the refrigerator for 1 month for the second time, it is sown in a substrate consisting of peat and sand. From above, the container with crops must be covered with foil. The optimum temperature for seed germination is from 15 to 20 degrees. The first seedlings appear after 7-15 days. Seedlings grow very quickly, and in the last days of May they can already be planted in the garden. For the first time, the bushes will bloom after three to four years.
By dividing the bush, only adult overgrown flowers are propagated. This procedure should be carried out in the first days of September. First, remove the bush from the soil, remove almost all of the soil from its roots. Take a sharp knife and cut the root into several pieces. Each delenka should have three buds. Delenki are seated in pre-prepared holes, the depth of which should be from 40 to 60 mm. The planted plants need moderate watering, and on top they need to be covered with a layer of dry foliage.
When planting such a plant in the garden, make sure that the distance between the bushes is about 0.3–0.4 m. The soil needs fertile and well moisturized. Horny Goat Weed can be planted in an area with light, loose soil, which contains a large amount of lime.
Horny Goat Weed
Such a plant is distinguished by its undemanding care, and it is also quite unpretentious. It grows well both in shade and in a sunny area. Most of the species are resistant to temperature extremes, but if the frost is very strong, then the bushes can freeze too much.
Summer heat does not harm the plant, but in this case it needs to be watered more abundantly and often. This flower needs systematic watering, and they should be relatively frequent. But it is impossible to allow stagnation of liquid in the soil, as this can lead to the appearance of rot.
Experts advise, cover the soil surface with a layer of mulch or it can be systematically loosened. In this case, the air will flow well to the roots. To prevent the roots from freezing in winter, they should be covered with a layer of compost. If the winter is frosty, then the top of the compost is covered with spruce branches and loose leaves. If the variety is evergreen, then remember that it needs good shelter in any winter. When the snow melts in the spring, remember to remove the cover from the bushes.
This plant does not require systematic feeding. If the soil on the site is nutritious, then you can not feed it at all. However, if this is necessary, then the mountain goat should be fed with complex mineral fertilizer and compost once or twice during the season.
This plant is highly resistant to diseases and pests. However, it can be affected by mice, voles and slugs. They fight with them using traps or scaring devices.
Natural Viagra
After taking Epimedium, adrenaline increases in the body, which causes an increase in the level of male hormones. The consequences of this are sexual arousal, persistent erections and prolonged repeated intercourse. Horny Goat Weed in this case acts like drugs like "Viagra".
This plant is also useful in that it has the property of exacerbating sensations and enables men and women to receive indescribable satisfaction during intimacy. At the same time, the preparations of the Horny Goat Weed, in contrast to chemicals, have no special contraindications and age restrictions.
Healing properties
Saponins, glycosides, alkaloids, steroids and flavonoids can be found in any part of the Horny Goat Weed. It has been used for a long time in non-traditional and oriental medicine. It has a choleretic, stimulating, tonic, diuretic and tonic properties. Means based on such a plant are used for:
- strengthening the body's defenses;
- treating hypertension and improving blood circulation;
- therapy of male sexual disorders and their prevention;
- getting rid of stress and chronic fatigue;
- elimination of toxins from the body after prolonged use of stimulants and drugs.
Horny Goat Weed also helps to rejuvenate the body. However, it is forbidden to use it for children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, as well as for diseases of the thyroid gland.
Application in sports
The supplement is indispensable for those who are professionally involved in sports. Therefore, the plant extract is added to many natural sports nutrition preparations. The product increases testosterone production, which has a positive effect on muscle gain.
In addition, the product tones, gives strength and endurance, helps to cope with overwork caused by intensive training. It is also important that it protects against the emotional stress that professional athletes often face.
Another advantage is that the strength of the musculoskeletal system increases, which protects against deterioration of joints and fragility of bones. With regular use of the supplement, excess fluid is removed from the body, which allows you to get rid of edema, and, as a result, excess weight.
Types of mountain woman with photo
The Goryanka genus unites about 50 species, while there are also several decorative varieties.
Horny Goat Weed (Grandiflorum) (Epimedium grandiflorum)
Thanks to the successful work of breeders, a large number of varieties and hybrids have been created on the basis of this species. The evergreen clump of a plant can reach a height of 0.2 to 0.3 m. On the surface of dense heart-shaped leaf plates there is an intricate pattern of a bronze-green hue. The racemose inflorescences consist of 4-15 lilac flowers. These flowers are known to have medicinal properties that are used in medicine. They are used to support men's health, which is why they are often referred to as "green Viagra". The best varieties:
- Lilacinum - the composition of spectacular inflorescences includes flowers of a lilac-white shade;
- White Queen - the flowers of this plant are quite large and have a snow-white color;
- Pink queen - flowers consist of deep pink petals.
Red Horned Goat Weed (Epimedium rubrum)
The bush includes a large number of upright shoots, which can reach a height of about 0.4 m. Small inflorescences grow on the tops of slightly leafy stems. The flowers, reaching about 15 mm in diameter, include yellowish-red petals, and in the middle they have a thickened column.
Horned Goat Weed (Epimedium Sagittatum)
This species was discovered not so long ago. The forming curtain in height can reach from 0.25 to 0.3 m. The composition of the lush crown includes a large number of pointed, elongated leaf plates. At the tops of the stems, few-flowered racemose inflorescences, which consist of small flowers, open.
Mountain Goat Weed (Epimedium koreanum)
This deciduous perennial plant reaches a height of about 15 centimeters. It is covered with rich green monochromatic foliage. In spring, large flowers of a white-purple hue open above the bush. This species is frost-resistant and shade-tolerant. But this flower is slow in growth.
Gorgeous flowering of the Horny Goat Weed
Epimedium flowers have a bright color, which depends on the plant variety.
Horny Goat Weed belongs to hybrids. These are plants that form bushes up to 40 cm in height, with large bicolor flowers, yellow or pink in the middle and red along the edge. The leaves of the red epimedium are interesting - green with a bright purple edging. This is the most popular variety in our country. Another feature is seed reproduction with 100% germination.
Epimedium multicolored is a hybrid variety that forms bushes up to 40 cm high with yellow petals and cream stipules. It is cold-resistant, winter-hardy under the condition of a snowy winter. The plant begins to bloom from mid-May, tolerates high temperatures well, is drought-resistant.
The undersized (up to 15 cm high) include the bushes of the Korean Mountain Goat Weed. These plants are found in the wild in Asia and the Far East. They are frost-resistant. It is a shedding variety with green leaves and large flowers with a white heart and purple edging of the petals. The Korean Horny Goat Weed blooms from mid-May for 3 weeks. It grows slowly.
The rhizome of the Korean Horny Goat Weed has medicinal properties; the epimedium of this variety is used in Chinese traditional medicine as an aphrodisiac and for the preparation of various medicines.
Epimedium Colchis forms sprawling bushes with yellow flowers and large matte green foliage with red spots;
Horny Goat weed in landscape design
Goryanka, growing rapidly, is able to cover a large plot of land with a green carpet in a short time. Thanks to this, garden plots are planted with her, as well as places under trees. Lush curtains also look spectacular in rockeries, rock gardens and mixborders. In springtime, flowering bushes look charming. Horny Goat Weed is recommended to grow next to primrose, lungwort, hosts, tiarella or fern. It can also be grown near small-bulbous plants and cereals.
The best herbs to increase potency in men
The main herbs that help increase potency include:
- ginseng;
- nettle;
- safflower leuzea;
- clover;
- celery;
- sainfoin Siberian;
- hawthorn;
- parsley;
- arrowhead goat weed;
- Ginkgo biloba;
- calamus marsh and some others.
Hawthorn... The popularly known herb is useful not only for the heart, but also for potency. Tincture of hawthorn fruit or flowers increases male libido and ensures sufficient erection during intercourse.
Tincture of hawthorn flowers is prepared as follows: take a tablespoon of dried petals, quickly brew with a glass of boiling water, leave for about 15 minutes and leave covered for 45 minutes, then filter. You can take ¼ glass three times a day.
Hawthorn berries are prepared as follows: a tablespoon of the prepared fruits is poured into 1.5 cups of boiling water, boiled for half an hour at a low boil. Cool and slowly drink 50 ml before meals.
It should be noted that taking hawthorn lowers blood pressure, so that tincture from this plant should be discarded in case of hypotension.
Blooming Sally, or fireweed. Contains many trace elements, pectin substances, vitamins. Stimulates the work of the endocrine system, including the production of testosterone. Ivan tea for men eliminates the effects of stress, therefore it is useful for psychogenic impotence. It actively fights against prostate adenoma and other male diseases, thereby preserving the health of the reproductive system. It is very simple to use ivan tea: its leaves can be brewed like ordinary tea with boiling water, after which it should be infused for 5 minutes and drunk two or three times a day. The root of the plant is also useful, a decoction is prepared from it by boiling two tablespoons of raw materials in 0.5 liters of water for 20 minutes. You can drink such a broth in a glass twice a day.
Ginseng... A complete list of herbs to increase potency is impossible to imagine without this amazing plant.Ginseng root is extremely popular, which not only stimulates male libido, but also increases erection and improves sperm quality. In addition, ginseng is good for the body as a whole. Use alcoholic root tincture or natural preparations with the addition of ginseng extract for men.
Ginkgo biloba. A plant with such an exotic name grows in eastern countries and has established itself as an excellent potency stimulant. Ginkgo biloba is part of the ViMax preparation, it oxygenates the blood, ensures sufficient blood flow to the genitals, thereby stimulating an erection and positively affecting sexual function.
Dubrovnik... The herb contains many tannins, valuable microelements and useful essential oils, thereby increasing potency and relieving many diseases. Dubrovnik also has an anti-inflammatory and tonic effect.
Calamus root... Contains ascorbic acid, camphor and tannins. It is successfully used to stimulate the formation of seminal fluid and to increase potency. The ways of using the plant are quite diverse: the dried root can be chewed like chewing gum or made into infusions. Calamus is contraindicated only for stomach problems.
Parsley... Healthy greens are a real male aphrodisiac. Reduces the content of estrogen (female hormone) in a man's body, thereby normalizing hormonal balance and stimulating potency. It is not at all necessary to prepare a complex herbal mixture from it to increase potency: it is enough to add a few twigs with parsley leaves for men to the salad.
Ferocious... Such a seemingly familiar plant, considered a common weed, is a drug that increases male strength. Rape also increases sperm volume, so it increases the likelihood of conception. Leaves, flowers and even plant stems are used, which must be brewed with a glass of boiling water, taking a tablespoon of the mixture, and insisted for 3 hours, after which you can take 3-4 p. ¼ glass per day before meals.
Nettle... To strengthen potency, leaves, seeds, and plant roots are used, from which you can prepare decoctions, teas, infusions, and also add chopped nettle leaves to salads and other dishes. To prepare the broth, you need to pour 100 g of dry or 50 g of fresh leaves with a glass of boiling water, add a spoonful of honey here. You can use the infusion after cooling down. It is worth considering that nettle acts as a medicine to increase potency, so it is recommended to take it one hour before sexual intercourse. Nettle should not be consumed by men prone to thrombosis and with increased blood clotting.
Siberian sainfoin... To increase potency, the root of Siberian sainfoin is used. It is necessary to pour one tablespoon of the dried root with a glass of boiling water and simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes. The resulting broth should be infused overnight. Consume 50-60 ml for breakfast and lunch, the remaining broth is drunk before dinner.
Horny Goat Weed improves potency and restores sex drive. In addition, male libido is increased, and regular use increases the density of male sperm, the number and motility of sperm.
The chemical composition of the plant
Let's take a look at the chemical composition of the plant. It is not by chance that this medicinal herb has earned people's love, it contains a lot of valuable substances. So, the leaves contain flavonoids, among which the most are glycosides. These are quercetin, icariin, hyperin, icariside, epimedins A, B, C, epimedoside. The stem contains alkaloids and steroidal saponins.Found in the roots: flavonoids, alkaloids and steroids: beta-sitosterol, glucopyranoside, campesterol, aliphatic higher hydrocarbons. Scientists have proved that the Korean Mountain Goat goat is effectively combating hypoxia, radiation damage to the body, and also tones up, increases endurance, and helps to normalize fluid metabolism in the body.
