Damiana Leaf

Damiana Leaf

 Latin name:   Turnera diffusa  

Health Benefits of Damiana Leaf

Although its noted effect on sexual desire has been its primary traditional use across cultures, it has also been valued as a relaxant, digestive stimulant, mood enhancer, or just an enjoyable beverage that was often given to children. In modern times it has also been used as an herbal smoke and a liqueur.  Heath benefits include:

• Used as an aphrodisiac. Stimulates libido.
• Appetite suppressant, used for weight loss.
• Helps support a healthy mood, relieving mild depression.
• Helps support healthy urinary tract function.
• Acts as a tonic on the central nervous system and hormonal system.
• Digestive stimulant.
• Helps with anxiety and stress.
  
• Used to treat bedwetting.
• Lowers hot flashes during menopause.
• Treats hypertension.
• Used as a laxative for children.
• Treats headache.

How to Use Damiana Leaf

• Usually used in tea blends, tinctures, or smoke blends. 

Cautions and Side Effects of Damiana Leaf

• Damiana may lower blood sugar and should be taken with caution in people with diabetes who take insulin or other blood-sugar–lowering drugs. Damiana should not be taken in the two weeks prior to surgery.