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Turnera, Damiana

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


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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)
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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

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