Damiana Benefits

Damiana is a shrub that grows wild in Central America, Mexico and the West Indies. It bears yellow flowers and small fruit. The damiana leaves are used for medicinal purposes. They are harvested and then teas, capsules, pills and liquid extracts are formulated for use.

Nervous System

• A lot of people have very fast paced, intense lifestyles that include long work days. Because of this, they sometimes suffer from stress, anxiety and depression so they turn to damiana to relax them.

Aphrodisiac

• Men and women who suffer from low libidos use damiana to stimulate their sexual desire. Men also use it for impotence.

Fluid Loss

• Damiana has also been used as a diuretic. Diuretics help flush built-up subcutaneous fluid out of the body.

Benefits

• Some other benefits that are seen with damiana are cough suppression, mood enhancement, relief for upset stomachs and hormonal balancing.

Food

• Damiana is also used as a food flavoring. It actually appears on the Generally Regarded As Safe list from the Food and Drug Administration.