Damiana Leaves : Great Benefits for sex and mood

Originally from Mexico, damiana (Turnera diffusa and Turnera aphrodisiaca) - aromatic flowering plant from the family Tёrnerovye endowed with aphrodisiac properties. It grows on rocky hillsides in south Texas, California and Central America. It is used for medicinal and culinary purposes.
Nutritional supplements for promoting sexual health of women and men, produced in the form of capsules, tablets, liquid extracts or herbal tea. In addition, damiana leaves are an excellent seasoning, especially popular in Mexico, which are widely used to flavor tea and liquor. The chemical composition is rather complicated, and not all the connection could be identified. From what is known to scientists: 0.5-1% volatile oils, flavonoids, gonzalitozin, arbutin, tannin and damianin (brown bitter substance). Furthermore, the leaves contain essential oils (Cineole, cymene, pinene), cyanogenic glycosides, thymol, and traces of phosphorus.

Useful properties of damiana:

As an aphrodisiac:

Centuries ago, the Mayans used the leaves of damiana as an aphrodisiac, the same effect, both men and women. This herb not only improves libido, but also enhances the pleasure of intimacy. These properties have been confirmed by scientists from the Mexican National Institute of Psychiatry in 2009. The therapeutic effect of damiana leaves is due to the action of flavonoids and points to the possibility of using this product in the treatment of sexual dysfunction. Funds based damainy (eg "Damian Forte) is credited with men from impotence. Herbal Extract helps to relieve the symptoms associated erectile dysfunction, increases blood flow to the genitals and helps erection. Damiana leaves treat frigidity in young women and women on the threshold of menopause. Acceptance of this herb promotes the production of testosterone, amplifies the attraction to the opposite sex, the desire to return.

Damian for the mood :

The leaves can be used as a mild sedative. It improves mood, reduces anxiety, struggling with panic attacks. This Mexican plant is not such a powerful adaptogen, such as shizandra (chinensis), but can also add my two cents in the treasury of your well being. Sometimes used to treat mood disorders, including neurosis, hypochondria, obsessive-compulsive disorder and paranoid states.

Normalizes blood sugar :

Animal studies confirm another useful property of damiana leaves. They regulate blood sugar and have great potential for the treatment of diabetics. However, herbal treatments should not be combined with drugs with similar effects. This can lead to a dangerous drop in blood sugar.

Damian headaches :

In folk medicine, damiana leaf tea is used for centuries for the treatment of headaches. In the Caribbean, the drink is very popular. For maximum effect it is recommended to use a few minutes to actively inhale the steam coming from the hot tea. The plant has several medicinal properties that have not yet been confirmed by official medicine. Hereditary herbalists know recipes for constipation, asthma, menstrual disorders, bedwetting, and sexually transmitted diseases.

The dosage of therapeutic agents :

with Damiani Classical dosage is from 2 to 4 g of dried leaves capsules three times per day. Tea with dried damiana leaves brewed on the basis of the ratio of 2-4 g product per 140 g of boiling water. Let it brew for 15-30 minutes. Need to drink no more than 3 cups a day.

Recipe tincture on damiana leaves :

This tincture you can prepare yourself. Drink it should, 2.5 ml (half teaspoon) 1-3 times a day. Soak leaves in vodka or rum at the rate of 28 g herb to 0.5 liters of alcohol. After 5 days, strain the liquid through a coffee filter or several layers of cheesecloth. The resulting infusion of alcohol in the refrigerator and filtered again leaves soak for 5 days, this time in an incomplete glass of water. Filter the water infusion, add honey and warm it on the stove until completely dissolved. The final stage - the mix of alcohol and water of the drug. Possible side effects include headaches, insomnia, hallucinations and disorders of the liver. Noticed a negative effect on the absorption of iron in the body. It does not combine with medications diabetics, such as glimepiride, glyburide, insulin, pioglitazone, rosiglitazone, chlorpropamide, glipizide, tolbutamide and several others.

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