ACTH	adrenocorticotropic hormone
CAMP	cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CCK-8	cell Counting Kit-8
CGMP	cyclic guanosine monophosphate
ConA	concanavalin A
CRH	corticotropin-releasing hormone
DMSO	dimethyl sulfoxide
EF	epimedii Folium
eNOS	endothelin nictric oxide synthase
FACS	fluorescence-activated cell sorting
FEB	the folium of Epimedium brevicornu Maxim.
FSB	fetal bovine serum
GADPH	glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
GCs	glucocorticoids
HPA	hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal
HPLC	high performance liquid chromatography
IC50	half maximal inhibitory concentration
IL-6	interleukin-6
KDS	kidney-Yang deficiency syndrome
MDA	malondialdehyde
NEI	neuroendocrine-immune
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa-B
NO	nitric oxide
NS	normal saline
PDE 5	phosphodiesterase type-5
PFEB	prepared slice of the folium of Epimedium brevicornu Maxim.
PI	propridium Iodide
RFEB	raw slices of the folium of Epimedium brevicornu Maxim.
SOD	superoxide dismutase
TCM	traditional Chinese medicine
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α