Damiana Herb
Scientific Name: Turnera diffusa
Plant Family: Passifloraceae
Spiritual and Energetic Uses: Damiana can be smoked or drunk in a tea to aid with lucid dreaming. While some also say that Damiana helps them to sleep, others may find that damiana actually interferes with sleep, and so combine it with sleep aid herbs, such as passionflower and lavender but try it by itself first before experimenting. Some people smoke damiana for a slight "high."
Magical Uses: Damiana can be useful for meditation and to help switch off the inner chatterbox. It aids divination and is useful to drink as a tea or smoke before rituals, especially where an altered states of consciousness is be involved. Damiana can be used in sex magic and tantric rituals. It is often included in charms and potions for love and lust. It’s a good addition to ritual incense. Damiana can be added to love spells and is best used between lovers who are simply looking to spice things up, to improve their sexual relationship and to overcome difficulties resulting from stress in other areas of their lives. It’s also helpful in sex magic spells.
Medicinal Uses: Damiana is an excellent nervous system tonic, which tones and relaxes tense nerves. It is also and excellent anti-spasmodic. In Mexican folk-healing it is often used to regulate painful menstruation for which it is said to be very effective. It can also be used in cases of headaches, especially tension headaches, anxiety, mild to moderate cases of depression and insomnia. One of its Mayan folk names is 'asthma-sweep', referring to its excellent power of alleviating and 'sweeping out' asthma attacks. Damiana is also an effective diuretic and urinary antiseptic that can be used in cases of urethritis, and cystitis. It is a mild laxative and can be used in cases of constipation marked by lack of intestinal muscle tone. Above all though, Damiana is an effective aphrodisiac tonic that can enhance sexual performance and increase libido in both men and women. It’s recommended that women who are pregnant or nursing avoid using damiana since there isn’t yet research showing that it is safe in these situations.
Culinary Uses: Damiana makes a lovely addition to tea blends.
Scientific Name: Turnera diffusa
Plant Family: Passifloraceae
Spiritual and Energetic Uses: Damiana can be smoked or drunk in a tea to aid with lucid dreaming. While some also say that Damiana helps them to sleep, others may find that damiana actually interferes with sleep, and so combine it with sleep aid herbs, such as passionflower and lavender but try it by itself first before experimenting. Some people smoke damiana for a slight "high."
Magical Uses: Damiana can be useful for meditation and to help switch off the inner chatterbox. It aids divination and is useful to drink as a tea or smoke before rituals, especially where an altered states of consciousness is be involved. Damiana can be used in sex magic and tantric rituals. It is often included in charms and potions for love and lust. It’s a good addition to ritual incense. Damiana can be added to love spells and is best used between lovers who are simply looking to spice things up, to improve their sexual relationship and to overcome difficulties resulting from stress in other areas of their lives. It’s also helpful in sex magic spells.
Medicinal Uses: Damiana is an excellent nervous system tonic, which tones and relaxes tense nerves. It is also and excellent anti-spasmodic. In Mexican folk-healing it is often used to regulate painful menstruation for which it is said to be very effective. It can also be used in cases of headaches, especially tension headaches, anxiety, mild to moderate cases of depression and insomnia. One of its Mayan folk names is 'asthma-sweep', referring to its excellent power of alleviating and 'sweeping out' asthma attacks. Damiana is also an effective diuretic and urinary antiseptic that can be used in cases of urethritis, and cystitis. It is a mild laxative and can be used in cases of constipation marked by lack of intestinal muscle tone. Above all though, Damiana is an effective aphrodisiac tonic that can enhance sexual performance and increase libido in both men and women. It’s recommended that women who are pregnant or nursing avoid using damiana since there isn’t yet research showing that it is safe in these situations.
Culinary Uses: Damiana makes a lovely addition to tea blends.
Scientific Name: Turnera diffusa
Plant Family: Passifloraceae
Spiritual and Energetic Uses: Damiana can be smoked or drunk in a tea to aid with lucid dreaming. While some also say that Damiana helps them to sleep, others may find that damiana actually interferes with sleep, and so combine it with sleep aid herbs, such as passionflower and lavender but try it by itself first before experimenting. Some people smoke damiana for a slight "high."
Magical Uses: Damiana can be useful for meditation and to help switch off the inner chatterbox. It aids divination and is useful to drink as a tea or smoke before rituals, especially where an altered states of consciousness is be involved. Damiana can be used in sex magic and tantric rituals. It is often included in charms and potions for love and lust. It’s a good addition to ritual incense. Damiana can be added to love spells and is best used between lovers who are simply looking to spice things up, to improve their sexual relationship and to overcome difficulties resulting from stress in other areas of their lives. It’s also helpful in sex magic spells.
Medicinal Uses: Damiana is an excellent nervous system tonic, which tones and relaxes tense nerves. It is also and excellent anti-spasmodic. In Mexican folk-healing it is often used to regulate painful menstruation for which it is said to be very effective. It can also be used in cases of headaches, especially tension headaches, anxiety, mild to moderate cases of depression and insomnia. One of its Mayan folk names is 'asthma-sweep', referring to its excellent power of alleviating and 'sweeping out' asthma attacks. Damiana is also an effective diuretic and urinary antiseptic that can be used in cases of urethritis, and cystitis. It is a mild laxative and can be used in cases of constipation marked by lack of intestinal muscle tone. Above all though, Damiana is an effective aphrodisiac tonic that can enhance sexual performance and increase libido in both men and women. It’s recommended that women who are pregnant or nursing avoid using damiana since there isn’t yet research showing that it is safe in these situations.
Culinary Uses: Damiana makes a lovely addition to tea blends.
