DAMIANA

Turnera aphrodisiaca: Turneraceae

PLANET: Mars

ELEMENT: Fire

TASTE: pungent, bitter	VIPAKA: pungent
WARMTH: heating	DOSHAS: V- P+ K-

MERIDIANS: Kidney

ACTIONS: nervous system tonic, tonic to testosterone system, tonic to reproductive organs, antidepressant particularly useful for cases with anxiety and a sexual component, urinary antiseptic, laxative, diuretic.

INDICATIONS: frigidity in women or impotence in men, cystitis, renal catarrh, constipation, irritable cough, asthma, prostate weakness

CONSTITUENTS: a volatile oil containing pinene, cineol, cymol, arbutin (urinary antiseptic), cymene, cadinene, copaenen (useful in lung inflammation), thymol; alkaloids, flavonoid, cyanogenic glycoside, tannins, resin

PREPARATION AND USE:
-infusion of 1 tsp leaves and 1 c boiling water, three times daily
-1-2 ml tincture three times daily
-as a nerve tonic, can be combined with oats or skullcap

NUTRITIONAL USE:

USE IN MAGIC: Aphrodisiac, Lust, Visions
-potions to increase arousal
-to increase energy prior to ritual
-sex magic and tantric studies
-tea increases psychic ability and clairvoyance
-ideally stored with clear quartz, and an oil of Damiana is the best way to store quartz

USE IN PERSONAL GROWTH:
-self-love and greater self-confidence in relationships

"My self-love forms the foundation from which I extend my love to others."