Product Overview
Type: Herbal
Packaging: Bag
Origin: China
Description: Horny goat weed is an herb. The leaves are used to make medicine. As many as 15 horny goat weed species are known as "yin yang huo" in Chinese medicine. Horny goat weed is commonly used for weak back and knees, joint pain, arthritis, mental and physical fatigue, and memory loss along with many other conditions.
How does it work?
Horny goat weed contains chemicals which might help increase blood flow. It also contains phytoestrogens, chemicals that act somewhat like the female hormone estrogen. This might reduce bone loss in postmenopausal women.
Benefits of Horny Goat Weed:
Hormone Balance: Women experiencing fluctuations in their hormones, especially after menopause can use horny goat weed tea to induce balance.
Anti-Aging: Horny goat weed tea is guaranteed to provide your body with an array of anti-oxidants. These anti-oxidants will fight the free radicals and keep the signs of aging at distance.
Bone Health: Horny goat weed tea can fight osteoporosis. It can increase the bone density and fight reduction in the bone matter.
Stress Relief: Horny goat weed tea will induce relaxing effects on your mind and body.
Menopause Relief: In women suffering from aftereffects of menopause, this herbal tea can balance hormones and relieve the symptoms.
How to use:
Horny goat weed Tea has been made from the finest premium quality Epimedium sagittatum leaf that has been dried and made ready to be used as a tea. Horny Goat Weed Tea can be infused in boiling water and makes a deliciously relaxing beneficial hot drink. There are several ways to prepare horny goat weed tea. You can either use it to prepare a traditional herbal tea or use its leaves, bark and flowers to form a loose leaf tea. Prepared tinctures can also be used for this purpose.
In order to prepare a traditional herbal tea, take sufficient amount of horny goat weed leaves. Grind them with the help of spice grinder or a simple pepper grinder. If none of these grinders is available, you can simply chop the leaves using a handheld vegetable chopper.
Once you have ground the leaves, use your kitchen scale to weight and separate 1.3 oz of these leaves. Scoop up this amount and add it in a tea diffuser. Now, place the tea diffuser in a cup and add boiling water to it. Let it stay for at least five minutes before removing the diffuser and cleaning out the used tea. Allow it to cool for some time. For additional taste, you can add a bit of honey or any other sweetener.
Making a loose leaf tea from horny goat weed is also quite simple. It begins with brewing the loose leaves of this herb which can be accomplished with different techniques and equipment present in the market. You can use one cup teaballs and fill it will the loose leaves of horny goat weed. This can then be submerged directly into a cup of boiling water for infusion to take place. The purpose of brewing loose leaves is to allow them to release their beneficial phytochemicals into the water. The process is easy and requires only 5 to 10 minutes.
Other Ways of Using Horny Goat Weed
If you are not a fan of herbal teas, try making a cup of horny goat weed tea and freeze it in the refrigerator for 3 days. This will give you a homemade cold drink that is equally refreshing and beneficial for health.
If you feel that horny goat weed is too bitter for you, try making a paste using powdered herb and water. You can add some honey to it for sweetening the taste.
Horny goat weed power can also be used in smoothies and blended shakes.
