Turnera, Damiana
Herba da la Pastora, Old Woman’s Broom
Damiana
Photo by Xavierserratm
Botanical name:
Turnera diffusa, T. aphrodisiaca
Parts used:
Dried herb; leaf and steam
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter
Uses:
1. Strengthens Spleen, Benefits Qi:
-fatigue, debility
-Indigestion from Spleen deficiency
-Nervous Exhaustion and associated Depression
-gives energy on long journeys
-Atony of the Nervous system; Hemiplegia, Paraplegia
2. Warms and Strengthens the Kidneys
-Aphrodisiac; Impotence; Sexual Tonic
-reproductive tonic; Infertility
-Depression related to Yang deficiency, especially with Sexual Debility
-Oliguria, Dysuria
-Diabetes
-Spermatorrhea
-Prostatitis
3. Warms the Uterus, Promotes Menstruation:
-Amenorrhea (in young girls); Dysmenorrhea; Menstrual Irregularity
-Headache associated with Menstruation
Dose:
2–4 grams, three times daily (BHP)
Main Combinations:
1. Qi Deficiency:
i. Damiana with … available in PRO version
ii. Exhaustion, Damiana with … available in PRO version
2. Yang Deficiency:
i. Damiana, … available in PRO version
ii. Damiana, … available in PRO version
3. Sexual Debility:
i. Damiana with … available in PRO version
ii. Damiana with … available in PRO version
iii. Damiana, … available in PRO version
iv. Damiana, … available in PRO version
v. Damiana and … available in PRO version
4. Kidney weakness with Edema:
i. Damiana with … available in PRO version
ii. Damiana, … available in PRO version
5. Prostatitis:
i. Damiana with … available in PRO version
ii. Damiana with … available in PRO version
6. Heart Weakness, Damiana with … available in PRO version
7. Poor Circulation with weakness, Damiana with … available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Cautions:
None noted
Main Preparations used:
Tincture, Fluid Extract
