Turnera, Damiana
Herba da la Pastora, Old Woman's Broom
Turnera diffusa Squibb's Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 |
T. aphrodisiaca Squibb's Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 |
Botanical name:
Turnera diffusa, T. aphrodisiaca
Parts used:
Dried herb; leaf and steam
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter
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)
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
None noted
Main Preparations used:
Tincture, Fluid Extract