Western Herbalism
Damiana
Turnera diffusa
Also known as Turnera diffusa.
Effectiveness not sufficiently documented per (ABC ) traditionally used as aphrodisiac, tonic, nerve tonic in Mexican folk medicine contains cyanogenic glycoside but no toxicity reports at standard doses
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Indications what the tradition reached for it in
- Sexual impotence
- Nervous dyspepsia
- Anxiety neurosis with impotency
- Gastrointestinal diseases
- Coital inadequacy
- Sexual debility
- Nervous exhaustion
- Stress
- Nervous prostration
- Respiratory disease
- Reproductive organ disorders
- Gonorrhea
- Depression
- Nervous tension
- Atonic constipation
- Anxiety
- Constipation
- Debility
- Edema
- Fatigue
- Fluid retention
- Urinary disorders
- Weakness
- Low libido
- Sexual dysfunction
- Lethargy
- Specifically for anxiety neurosis with a predominant sexual factor
- Sexual dysfunction or decreased libido
- Diabetes
Safety
Pregnancy: Limited safety data in pregnancy
Breastfeeding: Lactation (insufficient safety data)
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Dosing as the sources wrote it
| Preparation | As written | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| Tea: 1-4g dried leaf steeped 10-15 min, 1-3x/day | 1000-4000 mg | |
| Tincture: 2-4mL (1:5, 60% alcohol) 2x/day | 2-4 mL | |
| Mother tincture | Mother tincture (85% ethanol | |
| Dried leaf 2-4 g as an infusion three times daily | 2000-4000 mg | |
| (G6, G7) Liquid Extract of Damiana (BPC 1934) 2 -4 mL. | 2-4 mL | |
| ยท Dried leaf: 2-4 g taken three times daily | 2000-4000 mg |
Doses are reproduced from the sources for practitioners and are not a recommendation for any person.
From the sources
Clinical Notes. Effectiveness not sufficiently documented per (ABC ) traditionally used as aphrodisiac, tonic, nerve tonic in Mexican folk medicine contains cyanogenic glycoside but no toxicity reports at standard doses
Therapy. A mild nerve tonic claimed to be valuable in the treatment of sexual impotence . Some of our physicians praise it highly for its influence in sexual neurasthenia, and it is said to correct frigidity in the female.
Description, Medical Uses, and Dosage. (See Damiana). Fluid extract of damiana has a fragrant, herbaceous, balm-like odor and taste, and, as thus prepared, represents very nearly the quality of the drug employed, troy ounce to each fluid ounce of the finished extract.
indications. Damiana is traditionally indicated for: Sexual impotence, Nervous dyspepsia, Anxiety neurosis with impotency, Gastrointestinal diseases, Coital inadequacy, Sexual debility, Nervous exhaustion, Stress, Nervous prostration, Respiratory disease, Reproductive organ disorders, Gonorrhea, Depression, Nervous tension, Atonic constipation, and 11 further conditions.
Drawn from King's American Dispensatory, 18th edition (Felter and Lloyd); Ellingwood's American Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Pharmacognosy, and the Bountiful Herbs editorial.
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