Nan Bao

Nan Bao (男宝) is a mixture of Chinese herbs purported to increase the male libido.^[1] It is available from a variety of suppliers in similar formulations.

The capsules typically contain an amount of icariin,^[2] a substance commonly derived from "Horny Goat Weed" leaf and considered an aphrodisiac.

Ingredients

One formulation lists ingredients as follows:

root of Panax Ginseng
root of Dong Quai
rhizome Curculigo
root of Astragalus
Poria sclerotium
Psoralea fruit
Rehmannia cured root tuber
Bai-zhu atractylodes rhizome
Cynomorium fleshy stem
Palm-leaf Raspberry fruit
Sichuan Teasel root
Lycium fruit
Tree Peony root bark
Japanese Dodder seed
Cassia bark
Chinese Licorice root
Morinda root
Achyranthes root
Fenugreek seed
Cistanche tubulosa (Desert Broomrape) stem
Epimedium ("Horny Goat Weed") leaf
Ophiopogon tuber

References

^ "NAN BAO (Men's Treasure)". TCM Assistant. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
^ "Determination of Icariin and Paeonol in Nan Bao Capsules by RP-HPLC". Journal of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

[1] "NAN BAO (Men's Treasure)". TCM Assistant. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

[2] "Determination of Icariin and Paeonol in Nan Bao Capsules by RP-HPLC". Journal of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

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