A Mountain of Horny Goat Weed
After our stay in Bozhou, we headed in a southeasterly direction toward Tianmushan, a large mountain area in the northern corner of Zhejiang Province. About ten hours of hard driving put us there. The next day as we climbed the majestic Tianmu Mountain, a botanist named Sheng explained the collection of epimedium, horny goat weed.

"All epimedium is picked wild. It grows all over, so there is a lot. We only ever pick the leaves, never the roots. So epimedium is always there. And since nobody applies any chemicals to the wild plants, it is clean and pure."

The tropical sun beat down on us when we stepped out of the woods, and we were drenched in sweat as we made our way up the mountain. "Most of the epimedium on the mountain has already been picked this year," Sheng informed us. "But further up near the peak we will find plenty. The pickers don't like to climb that high." Farther up we came to a rock outcropping, where we saw clusters of epimedium.

From that point on toward the peak we found numerous clusters which had escaped the attention of pickers who had collected the plant only a month before. It was no Everest climb, but it wasn't a walk in the park either. We were hot, soaked with sweat, and elated.

What About Supplements?
You're not likely to travel to Tianmushan to pick horny goat weed. Instead, you'll probably walk into a health food store where horny goat weed supplements are available. Look for supplements that supply approximately 500 milligrams of horny goat weed per capsule. The best products are those which are standardized to a flavonoid called icariin.

You'll find horny goat weed products which contain 10 percent icariin. Two to four capsules per day should be sufficient to boost flagging libido and juice up your sex life. Remember that horny goat weed has been used safely for more than 2,000 years. The reason? It works.

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