- Popularly used as a 'lovers cup'
- May reduce anxiety and nervous tension
Damiana (Turnera aphrodisiaca) is a small shrub with aromatic leaves between 10 and 25mm long that thrives in hot and humid climates and is native to Mexico, Central and South America and the West Indies. The leaves are used to make a distinctive and fragrant tea.
Damiana was used as an aphrodisiac by the ancient Mayans, and for over a century it has been used by the modern populations of both Central and South America as a way of improving sexual health in both men and women, and as a treatment for nervous tension.
The volatile oils are probably part of the trigger to a more positive frame of mind. For this reason not surprisingly the tea is also used as a loving cup and the content of sitosterol may account for its stimulating effect on the sexual response in both men and women
RIO AMAZON
