The invention relates to application of
traditional Chinese medicine herba epimedii, especially an
aqueous extract of herba epimedii and epimedin A in prevention and / or improvement of
sarcopenia. Compared with a blank control group and a
negative control group, the body lengths of the herba epimedii
aqueous extract with the concentration of 1 mg / mL, the total flavonoids with the concentration of 0.026 mg / mL, the
epimedium A with the concentration of 50 [mu] M, the
epimedium B with the concentration of 200 [mu] M, the
epimedium C with the concentration of 100 [mu] M, the
icariin with the concentration of 200 [mu] M and the icaritin with the concentration of 100 [mu] M are increased by 21.40%, 23.09%, 26.69%, 24.91%, 29.22%, 33.15% and 28.35% respectively. The
icariin administration concentration is improved, and the
growth promoting effect
concentration dependence is obviously enhanced. The body length of the
caenorhabditis elegans is increased by 24.19% and even exceeds that of a
positive control group. Epimedin A of 50 mu M can effectively increase the body length of
caenorhabditis elegans, and other Epimedin A needs higher concentration; 50 [mu] M has the best effect of protecting and relieving the muscular structure. The invention provides a thought for developing medicines for improving
dyskinesia and
muscle volume reduction, prolonging life, improving
muscle fiber atrophy, treating
muscle strength decline, tonifying
liver and kidney and strengthening muscles and bones, and the
medicine is high in safety.