DAMIANA DRY LEAF[TURNERA DIFFUSA]
Listing description
Turnera diffusa, known as damiana, is
a shrub native to
southern Texas in
the United States, Central America, Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean. It belongs to
the family Passifloraceae.
Detailed description
Damiana
is a relatively small, woody shrub that produces small, aromatic flowers. It
blossoms in early to late summer and is followed by fruits that taste similar
to figs. The shrub is said to have a strong spice-like odor somewhat like chamomile, due to the
essential oils present in the plant.
Uses
Damiana is an ingredient in a traditional Mexican liqueur, which is sometimes
used in lieu of triple sec in margaritas. Mexican folklore
claims that it was used in the "original" margarita. The damiana
margarita is popular in the Los Cabos region of
Mexico.
Damiana was included in several 19th-century patent medicines, such as Pemberton's French
Wine Coca. The leaves were omitted from that product's
non-alcoholic counterpart, Coca-Cola.
Properties
Damiana contains damianin; tetraphyllin B;
gonzalitosin I; arbutin;
tricosan-2-one; acacetin; p-cymene; β-sitosterol; 1,8-cineole; apigenin;[9] α-pinene; β-carotene; β-pinene; tannins; thymol;[10] and hexacosanol.[11] In total,
22 flavonoids, maltol glucoside, phenolics, seven cyanogenic glycosides, monoterpenoids, sesquiterpenoids, triterpenoids, the polyterpene
ficaprenol-11, fatty acids, and caffeine have been
found in the genus Turnera.[12]
As of 2006, damiana's constituents have not been
identified for their effects attributed to the whole herb. Damiana's anxiolytic properties might be due to
apigenin.
PRICE
$55.01/KG
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