Damiana Leaves Tea
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Damiana Leaves Tea
$3.00
Sale price
$3.00
Regular price
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$3.00/oz
Damiana leaves (Turnera diffusa) provide traditional tonic support primarily affecting the nervous, reproductive, and digestive systems, with key actions including mood-lifting, mild stimulation, and gastroprotection. While herbalists attribute broad systemic effects to the plant, scientific data mapped specifically across all 12 distinct anatomical human body systems is limited, with most proven actions focused on localized metabolic and nervous interactions.Â
Time: 10 minutes
Taste: Sweet, aromatic and herbal flavor. Mildly minty or camphor-like. Smooth and light with a soft warm finish and minimal bitterness
Pairs well with: Lemon balm, lemongrass, cinnamon or ginger.
System Actions and Functions
Nervous System: Acts as a nervous restorative and mild relaxant; helps ease stress and mild anxiety.
Reproductive System: Functions traditionally as an aphrodisiac; stimulates pelvic blood flow and supports sexual wellness.
Digestive System: Provides gastroprotective and mild laxative actions; helps stimulate digestive processes and ease mild constipation.
Endocrine/Metabolic System: Exhibits hypoglycemic actions; assists in modulating or lowering blood glucose levels.
Urinary System: Acts as a mild diuretic and urinary tract antiseptic due to compounds like arbutin.
Respiratory, Immune, Cardiovascular, Integumentary, Musculoskeletal, Lymphatic, and Circulatory Systems: Receives general antioxidant and anti-inflammatory support from constituent flavonoids and volatile oils, though direct targeted medical actions for these remaining systems lack formal human clinical validation.Â
Cautions and Side Effects
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding: Strictly contraindicated as it acts as an emmenagogue (moves pelvic blood) and lacks safety data.
Diabetes Medications: May lower blood sugar and risk dangerous hypoglycemia when combined with insulin or oral anti-diabetic drugs.
Surgery: Must be stopped at least 2 weeks before a scheduled surgery to prevent interference with blood glucose control.
High Doses: Excessive amounts (such as 200 grams of extract) have led to severe adverse events including convulsions, headaches, insomnia, and hallucinations.
General Usage: May cause mild nausea, reduced appetite, or delayed stomach emptying.
These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA.
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any diseases.