NEW USE OF ICARIIN AND EPIMEDIUM FLAVONOIDS CONTAINING ICARIIN

摘要

New use of icariin and Epimedium flavonoids containing icariin is provided by the present invention. Specifically, uses of compounds of formula I or Epimedium containing compounds of formula I, Epimedium flavonoids or extracts of Epimedium in manufacturing medicaments for treating, preventing, reducing and/or relieving diseases and/or conditions related to neural myelin sheath impairments, or use of above materials in manufacturing medicaments for relieving demyelination and/or promoting repair of myelin sheath are provided by the present invention, wherein, R1 is selected from H, halogen, -C1-6 alkyl, -C-(O)-C1-4 alkyl.