Use of icariin and epimedium flavonoids containing icariin to treat diseases associated with myelin sheath lesion

摘要

New use of icariin and Epimedium flavaoids containing icariin is provided by the present invention. Specifically, uses of compounds of Formula I or Epimedium containing compounds of formula I, Epimedium flavanoids, or extracts of Epimedium in manufacturing medicaments for treating, preventing, reducing and/or relieving diseases and/or conditoins 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 application, wherein, R₁ is selected from H, halogen, —C_1-6 alkyl, and —C(O)—C_1-4 alkyl;