Turnera, Damiana

Herba da la Pastora, Old Woman’s Broom Damiana
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Turnera diffusa Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919

T. aphrodisiaca Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919

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Botanical name:

Turnera diffusa, T. aphrodisiaca

Parts used:

Dried herb; leaf and steam

Temperature & Taste:

Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter

Uses:

1. Strengthens Spleen, Benefits Qi:
-fatigue, debility

2. Warms and Strengthens the Kidneys
-Sexual Tonic

3. Warms the Uterus, Promotes Menstruation:
-Amenorrhea

Dose:

2–4 grams, three times daily (BHP)

Main Combinations:

1. Qi Deficiency:
i. Damiana with  … available in PRO version
ii. Exhaustion, Damiana with  … available in PRO version
2. Yang Deficiency:
i. Damiana,  … available in PRO version
ii. Damiana,  … available in PRO version
3. Sexual Debility:
i. Damiana with  … available in PRO version
ii. Damiana with  … available in PRO version
iii. Damiana,  … available in PRO version
iv. Damiana,  … available in PRO version
v. Damiana and  … available in PRO version
4. Kidney weakness with Edema:
i. Damiana with  … available in PRO version
ii. Damiana,  … available in PRO version
5. Prostatitis:
i. Damiana with  … available in PRO version
ii. Damiana with  … available in PRO version
6. Heart Weakness, Damiana with  … available in PRO version
7. Poor Circulation with weakness, Damiana with  … available in PRO version

Major Formulas:

Cautions:

None noted

Main Preparations used:

Tincture, Fluid Extract