Damiana also known as Turnera Aphrodisiaca is a relatively small shrub that produces small, aromatic flowers. After its summer blossoms, it produces fruit that has a taste resembling a fig. The shrub is reputed to smell somewhat like chamomile, due to an oil contained in the plant.
Damiana leaves have been used by the native people of Central and South America as a tea that was noted for its aphrodisiac effects. It was reported by missionaries from Spain that the indigenous people of Mexico consumed sweetened Damiana tea to improve their sexual prowess. In Mexico, Damiana has been widely used as an aphrodisiac for both men and women.
It is somewhat controversial to use damiana as an aphrodisiac because there is no specific scientific evidence for its efficacy however, it has been widely used as a sexual stimulant.
Damiana could possibly have plant compounds with effects resembling the ones of progesterone, according to one study. Many herbs were tried for the ability to bind with female hormone key receptors of breast cancer cells. Damiana was one of the best.
Nowadays, Damania is generally brewed as a tea. Damiana is used in herbal medicine to treat conditions are varying as coughs and constipation to depression. This is an herbal supplement that can possibly help improve energy level, emphysema, low estrogen levels, lack of sexual desire, impotence, infertility, menopause symptoms, Parkinson’s disease, PMS, inflammed prostate, Lou Gherig’s disease, and male and female reproductive problems. Although it has not been proven that is is effective on these conditions.
You can buy Damiana in capsule form, in liquid form, or as tea leaves for brewing. Taken once or twice a day a typical dosage is a 400 mg capsule. It is one of the main component of Vigrx Plus pills too.
A slight case of stomach upset may result from taking Damania.
Damiana’s active compound is a glycoside called arbutin. When it reaches the urinary tract, arbutin converts to a chemical called hydroquinone. When ingested in large quantities, hydroquinone may result in nausea, regurgitation, and tinnitus.
Safety of drug damiana has not been established in children, pregnant or nursing women, or people with liver or kidney disease.
