Latin Names:

Turnera aphrodisiaca, Turnera diffusa

Common Names:

Damiana, Herba de la pastora, Mexican damiana, Mizibcoc, Old woman's broom.

Properties:

Mild purgative, diuretic, tonic, stimulant, hypochondriastic, aphrodisiac, alterative, aperient, carminative, cholagogue, emmenagogue, laxative, nervine, urinary antiseptic and yang tonic.

Indicated for:

Sexual stimulation, increases energy, oxygenates genital area, asthma, depression, impotence and menstrual problems. Nervous dyspepsia, atonic constipation, debility and lethargy. Specifically indicated in anxiety neurosis with a predominant sexual factor.