A water extract of Epimedium sagittalum attenuates the adverse effects of long-term glucocorticoids in rats. - GreenMedInfo Summary
[Experimental study on antagonizing action of herba Epimedii on side effects induced by glucocorticoids].
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 1996 Dec;21(12):748-51, 763. PMID: 9812684
The experimental result has shown that the water extract of Herba Epimedii (Epimedium sagittalum) works very well in preventing and curing the side effects induced by long-term use of glucocorticoids in rats, especially in antagonizing adrenocortical atrophy and osteoporosis.