Swanson Damiana Leaves 510 mg
→ Increases the prospect of sexual pleasure. A feminine tonic that suggests a healthy reproductive system. It is also used to maintain healthy breathing.
→ Don’t let the fire of love go out – ignite it with the southern secret to sexual satisfaction. For hundreds of years, Damiana leaves have been popular in Mexico and Central America as a natural way to boost sexual energy for both men and women. Our convenient capsules are a great way to ignite the sparks of passion and make the most of your intimate moments.
The daily value has not been established.
Other ingredients: gelatin, may contain one or more of the following: microcrystalline cellulose (plant fiber), magnesium stearate, silicon dioxide.
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule one to two times daily with water and food.
Damiana or Turnera aphrodisiaca
→ Recognized and recommended by many herbalists, Damiana was originally used as an aphrodisiac and energy tonic. Its leaves were traditionally used by southwestern cultures, the peoples of Mexico, including the Mayans, to increase sexual potency.
→ Damiana - the strongest antidepressant with a mild sedative effect, especially for sexual disorders that result from emotional imbalance.
→ Damiana or Turnera aphrodisiaca is a small shrub up to 1 m tall, with fragrant serrated leaves 10-25 mm and small yellow flowers. The medicinal part of the plant is the leaves, which are collected during flowering in summer. Damiana grows in Central and South America. The plant loves hot and humid climates. Currently, it has survived only in Mexico and southern Texas.
→ As can be seen even from the name of the plant, it is traditionally considered an aphrodisiac (meaning it stimulates sexual activity). But, of course, it is much more than a love potion during magical rituals.
→ By restoring the functioning of the sexual organs, damiana extract restores the body to the energy and vitality of youth. Damiana has been used by Mexican Indians since ancient times as an aphrodisiac. Spanish missionaries were the first to report that Mexican Indians made a drink from the leaves, added sugar to it, and drank it to increase their sexual performance.
→ The Mayans used Damiana leaves to treat asthma (in their language it was called "asthma grass"), lung diseases, dizziness, and maintaining general tone.
Modern herbal medicine recommends damiana as a remedy for depression, anxiety, nervous exhaustion, decreased tone, constipation, and impotence.
→ The chemical composition of Damiana is complex and its full composition has not yet been established. The leaves contain up to 1% essential oil of equally complex composition, as well as tannins, flavonoids, β-sitosterol, damianin (a brown, bitter substance) and glycosides: gonzalitosin, arbutin and tetraphyllin B. No toxic properties have been found in Damiana.
→ Damiana leaves contain the glycoside arbutin, which, under the influence of enzymes in food, decomposes into glucose and hydroquinone, which have an antiseptic effect on the entire genitourinary system, as well as a hypoglycemic effect, helping to facilitate changes in blood sugar levels, and damianin - bitter substances that have a beneficial effect on the gastrointestinal tract.
→ The β-sitosterol contained in the leaves regulates the cholesterol content in the blood, has an immunomodulatory effect and is considered part of a potentially new class of natural immunomodulators. Together with essential oil, it stimulates the functioning of the reproductive system, helps to normalize hormonal status.
→ During menopause, Damiana reduces the frequency and intensity of hot flashes. In men, Damiana increases sperm production, eliminates the symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia. As a stimulant, it can be used not only by men, but also by women.
→ In European countries, Damiana is used as a tonic for the endocrine and central nervous systems during intense mental activity and nervous exhaustion.
In the British Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, the use of Damiana is recommended for neuroses with a predominant sexual factor, depression, nervous digestion, constipation, and sexual disorders.
→ In recent years, there has been an increased interest of scientists and doctors in this amazing plant. Scientific studies have confirmed the action of Damiana as an antidepressant. It has also been found that the components in Damiana have thermogenic activity, which is able to increase body temperature and therefore, increase metabolism and fat burning.
→ Nowadays, Damiana is widely available in health food stores in many forms - from tea blends, capsules and tablets to liquid tinctures and extracts. In most cases, Damiana is preferred to be used in combination with other herbs, therefore it can be found in many herbal formulas for increasing sexual potency, weight loss, depression, hormonal balance and as a tonic.
