[Action of the drug Herba Epimedii on testosterone of the mouse plasma and its accessory sexual organ before and after processing].

In this report, the traditional idea that sheep fat processed Herba Epimedii warms the kidney and thus invigorate "Yang" has been tested and verified by modern pharmacological methods. Experimental findings indicate that raw Herba Epimedii does not help improve the sexual function, while well processed Herba Epimedii produces apparent effects on the improvement of sexuality.