Although horny goat weed grows abundantly on the mountainsides of China, the product has been enthusiastically received in the U.S. The plants acceptance as a treatment for male erectile issues and the males with decreased libido has been stunning.

The results have surprised many traditional physicians. As an all-natural alternative remedy for erectile dysfunction (ED), American scientists and physicians have begun to take a closer look at the product that carries no unwanted side effects.

One of the world’s foremost botanists, Dr. James Duke has been an ardent voice of support for horny goat weed. Duke’s assurances led to testing of the plant, which is an epimedium that has several varieties.

Epimediums contain a variety of flavenoids, polysaccharides, sterois, and an alkaline known as magnaflorine. One of the dominant flavenoids is icarin. According to Duke, it is icarin that leads the way to the plants almost magical powers. In China, horny goat weed has been used for more than 2,000 years to treat various degrees of impotency.

A human clinical study was organized and monitored by well-known New York physician Steven Lamm and Gerald Secor Cousins. The study was conducted for the purpose of testing the product on 48 males. 13 of the males were already users of the PDE 5, Viagra. 25 other males were healthy. The test was designed to test horny goat weed’s effect on these two male classes.

All the men received daily doses of horny goat weed for 45 days. Additional doses were taken one to two hours prior to having sex. After 45 days, the second phase of testing began. In this stage, a placebo product was introduced to men who reported success with the epimeduim. All subjects were evaluated at the 45-day mark and at the 60-day mark.

The study’s findings were that after 45 days of daily ingestion and extra doses prior to sex, 60 percent of healthy males and 45 percent of the Viagra users reported enhanced sexual satisfaction.

To definitively answer whether horny goat weed works the user can refer to the plant’s consistent success in China for 2,000 years or try the product themselves. If sex is important to you and your partner, you cannot go wrong with horny goat weed.