Damiana, Turnera diffusa

Damiana, Turnera diffusa was recorded to be used as an aphrodisiac in the ancient Mayan civilization and a Spanish missionary first reported that the Mexican Indians made a drink from the damiana leaves, added sugar, and drank it for its purported power to enhance lovemaking. Damiana has a long history of use in traditional herbal medicine throughout the world. It is thought to act as an aphrodisiac, antidepressant, tonic, diuretic, cough-suppressant, and mild laxative. It has been used for such conditions as depression, anxiety, sexual inadequacy, debilitation, bed-wetting, menstrual irregularities, gastric ulcers, and constipation. In Mexico, the plant also is used for asthma, bronchitis, neurosis, diabetes, dysentery, dyspepsia, headaches, paralysis, nephrosis, spermatorrhea, stomachache, and syphilis.

Traditional uses include a male and female sexual stimulant used to treat erectile dysfunction and anorgasmia, to tone, balance, and strengthen the central nervous system and for emotional stress, depression, and anxiety, as a general hormonal balancing, for nervous stomach, colic, and dyspepsia, for mood disorders (hypochondria, obsessive compulsive disorder, neurosis, paranoia, etc) its only downfall is it may reduce the absorption of iron.

Our powdered extract (4:1) contains volatile oil 05-07%, Tannins 0.2%, resins 4%, Hydroquinone glycosides: arbutin 0.2%, Cyanogenic glycosides: Tetraphylline B barterin.

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