Origin: Damiana is a small shrub native to the American Southwest, Mexico and the West Indies.
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| Name: Damiana |
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| Biological Name: Turnera aphrodisiaca, Turnera diffusa |
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Origin: Damiana is a small shrub native to the American Southwest, Mexico and the West Indies. |
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| Description:
Historically Damiana was used by the Mayans and Aztecs as a sexual stimulant and to treat respiratory disorders. Some people would smoke Damiana in a water pipe as a prelude to lovemaking. It was also burned ceremoniously to enable participants to see visions. Damiana was also used in the 1930s by livestock breeders. |
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| Inno-Vita Parts Used: The leaves and the whole plant. | |||
| Uses: Asthma, Catarrh, Constipation, Depression, Emphysema, Frigidity, Hot Flashes, Impotence, Parkinson's disease, and Vertigo. It has been used as a tea to help teenagers overcome the shyness and self-consciousness that sometimes accompanies puberty. It can also be used for sexual performance anxiety in adults. The bitter principle, damianin, stimulates the nervous system and genitals and allows nerve messages to more readily spread through the body. Properties include: Alterative, Aperient, Aphrodisiac, Carminative, Cholagogue, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Laxative, Nervine, Stimulant, Urinary Antiseptic, Yang Tonic. |
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| Inno-Vita Formulas: Adrenix, Cerra-Logic, Fem-Affirm, Man-Affirm, Tox-Ex. | |||
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