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

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.