Product Description

In traditional medicine, damiana leaf is most widely known as an aphrodisiac, used primarily to enhance male performance, but also for women. A chemical in damiana leaf has been shown to have a relaxing effect on the central nervous system. Damiana leaf has been used for a wide variety of conditions, including depression, asthma, menstrual problems, and digestive disorders. It has been used to make tinctures, elixirs, and tea.

Damiana is native to Mexico, areas of Central and South America and the West Indies. The damiana leaf grows on a shrubby plant topping out at about six feet. The leaves are harvested in the wild in the summer when the flowers are in bloom.

Damiana leaf has a number of uses. Damiana leaf is classified as a tonic, an antiseptic and antidepressant. In concentrated tincture form damiana leaf is considered a potent medicinal.

Broad Range Medicinal: Damiana leaf has been used to relieve painful menstruation and other sorts of hormonal difficulties. As an antiseptic and diuretic, damiana leaf has been employed in treating urinary tract infections. It is also recommended for constipation, diarrhea, and other intestinal disturbances. The belief is that damiana leaf helps to tone up the working of the bowel muscles.

Anti-Depressant: Damiana leaf has been smoked and ingested as tea for relieving mild depression and for calming anxieties. Currently there are studies underway on the effectiveness of damiana leaf as an anti-anxiety medicinal.