淫羊藿为常用中药,具补肾阳、强筋骨、祛风湿的功效。我们通过广泛的商品调查,查明全国各地收购和使用的淫羊藿来源于小檗科淫羊藿属(Epimedium)植物10余种,而药典只收载4种。(见表2)。为了保证药材收购、医药研究及临床应用的正确性,需要准确地鉴定品种,故我们对11种淫羊藿药材进行了鉴别。据商品药材茎生叶的数目,复叶的类型,小叶数目、形状、大小,毛茸的形状、颜色、长短等的差异,列出药材性状检索表。(见表1) Epimedium is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine, with kidney yang, strong bones, and rheumatism. Through extensive commodity investigations, we have ascertained that Epimedium acquired and used throughout the country is derived from more than 10 species of Epimedium, and only 4 species are included in the Pharmacopoeia. (See Table 2). In order to ensure the correctness of medicine acquisition, medical research and clinical application, we need to accurately identify the species, so we have identified 11 species of Epimedium. According to the number of stem leaves of medicinal herbs, the type of compound leaves, the number of leaflets, shape, size, hair shape, color, length and other differences, lists the medicinal properties search table. (See Table 1)