Keep your perennial plants to yourself
Portugal blocked a US shipment of the botanical Epimedium, athough details of the exact type of Epimedium were not given.
One type, Epimedium grandiflorum, is a perennial plant which originates from Japan, North Korea and China and has been used traditionally as an aphrodisiac and a treatment for erectile dysfunction.
According to the EU’s novel food catalogue, member states found the ingredient to be a novel food meaning a safety assessment was needed before it could be marketed in the EU.
Other common names include barrenwort and Bishops Mitre and horny goats weed.