The present invention relates to a method of the prevention or treatment of sexual dysfunction in a male or a female patient comprising administrating to said patient a prevention or treatment amount of icariin or a pharmaceutical composition containing an effective amount of icariin.
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/859,910 filed May 17, 2001 now abandoned which is a divisional application Ser. No. 09/596,109 filed Jun. 16, 2000 abandoned.