Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Damiana

Plant

English

Damiana, Herba de la pastora, Mexican damiana, Mexican-holly, Old woman's broom, Rosemary

Latin

Turnera diffusa Willd. ex Schult., Turnera aphrodisiaca Ward, Turnera diffusa var. aphrodisiaca (Ward) Urb., Turnera diffusa Willd., Turnera aphrodisiaca WILLD., Turnera diffusa aphrodisiaca (G. H. Ward) Urban., Turnera diffusa ssp. aphrodisiaca, Turnera diffusa var. aphrodisiaca Willd. ex Schult.

Plantparts

Entire plant, foliage, Grass, Leaf, Stem, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal pain, Abdominal trouble, Acrid, Adstringent, Ague, Aids digestion, Albuminuria, Alcoholism, anorexia, Anorexy, Anti-asthmatic, Anti-Bronchitic, Antidepressant, Antidepressive, Anti-diabetic, Antidiabetic activity, Anti-diarrheic, Antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-dysenteric, Anti-eczemic, Anti-fatigue, Antifertility, Antifertility Agent, antiinfective, Anti-malarial, Anti-Migraine, Anti-Paludic, Anti-Rheumatic, Antispasmodic, Antisyphilitic, anxiety, Anxiety disorder, Anxiety disorders, Anxious, Aperient, aphrodisiac, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, arthritis, Asthenia, Asthma, Astrigent, astringent, Atony, bad digestion, Bedwetting, Bellyache, Bellypain, benificial effect on the digestion, Betwetting, Bladder infection, Bladder infections, Bladder inflammation, Bloody flux, Bronchial catarrh, Bronchitis, Bronquite, cachexy, Calmative, Calming of nerves, catharic, Cathartic, Cephalagia, Cephalalgia, Childlessness, Communicable disease, complaints of the stomach, convulsive cough, convulsive state, cordial, cough, Coughing, Coughs, Cramp, cramps, Cutaneous Eruptions, Cystitis, Cystitis acuta, debility, depression, Diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, diaorrhea, Diarrhea, diarrhoea, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive ulcers, Digestive weakness, Dipsomania, disease of the eye, disease of the stomach, dispepsia, diuretic, dysentery, dyspepsia, Eczema, emollient, Emollients, Enuresis, Erectile dysfunction, Erectile function disorder, eruption, Eupeptic, excema, Excessive urination at night, Exhaustion, expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, Eye complaints, Eye disease, eye diseases, faintness, Fatigue, feebleness, Freight, Gastralgia, Gastric ulcer, Gastropathy, General atony, General debility, General fatigue, General fatigue of the organism, General infection, General lassitude, General lassitude of organism, General weakness, Good for digestion, have weak nerves, Headache, headaches, head pains, Herbal tonic, Hypoglycemia, Hypoglycemic, impotence, impotency, improves appetite, improves digestion, inappetence, Increases sexual desire, Increases the appetite, Indigestion, Infection, infection in general, infections, infections in general, Infectious disease, Infectious diseases, Infertility, infertility problems, inflammation of the bladder, Inflammation of the urethra, involuntary discharge of urine, lack of appetite, Languidness, Languor, Lassitude, Laxative, Listlessness, Loss of appetite, Love drug, Malaria, malarial fever, Male impotence, Marsh fever, Megrin, migraine, Migraine Headache, Moisturizers, movements of the bowel, Mucolytic agent, nerve tonic, Nervine, Nervine tonic, Nervous atony, Nervous debility, Nervous lassitude, Nervousness, Nervous trophorestorative, neurasthenia, Nocturnal enuresis, Nycturia, ophthalmic disease, Ophthalmic problems, opthalmic disease, Paralysis, Pick-me-up, Poor appetite, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, Psychostimulants, purgative, Rash, Rashes, relaxes the nervous system, relax spasms, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatism, Sedative, Sexual impotence, skin eruption, Skin Eruptions, skin rashes, soothe, soothes headaches, soothes nerves, Soothing, spasm, Spasmolytic, Stimulant, Stimulants, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulates digestion, stimulate the appetite, stimulating, stomach ache, Stomach aches, Stomach aliment, stomach complaints, Stomach disease, stomach disorders, Stomach pain, stomach pains, stomach problems, Stomach trouble, Stomach ulcers, suffering from a nervous disorder, sugar diabetis, syphilis, Takes away desire for alcohol, tiredness, Tonic, Tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, Transmissible disease, Ulcer, Urethritis, Urinary bladder inflammation, Used as a stimulant, Used in the treatment of cough, Warming digestive, weak nerves, weakness, Weakness of the kidney, weariness

Women's diseases

Difficult menstruation, Dysmennorhoea, Dysmenorrhea, Dysmenorrhoea, Emmenagogue, Menstrual cramp, Menstrual cramps, menstrual pain, Menstrual problems, menstruation problems, Pain during menstruation, painful periods, Period pain, stimulates menstruation

Foods

tea substitute

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Brazil

Ingredients

 1-Hexacosanol, Albuminoids, alkaloid, Alpha-Pinene, aluminium, arbutin, ascorbic acid, ash, Beta-Pinene, Beta-Sitosterol, Bitter Components, Cadinene, caffeine, Calcium, Carbohydrates, chlorophyll, Chromium, cobalt, cyanogenic glycosides, cymol, Damianin, essential oil, eucalyptol, fat, Fibres, flavonoid, Hexacosanol-1, iron, Luteolin, magnesium, manganese, Natural rubber, Niacin, P-Cymene, P-Cymol, phosphorus, pinene, potassium, protein, resin, Selenium, Sesquiterpene, silicon, sodium, starch, sterol, sugars, tannin, Tanning agents, terpene, thymol, Tin, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, water, zinc, Β-Carotene, Γ-Cadinene, Δ-cadinene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn1503

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