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Damiana
Important safety information: Human evidence and pregnancy safety are inadequate. May affect blood glucose; avoid large doses, use with diabetes medicines or before surgery without professional advice.
Herbal actions
- Traditional sexual-health tonic
- nervine traditionally
- digestive bitter traditionally
Traditional and practitioner uses
These uses are presented for historical and educational context. They are not treatment claims.
- Traditional libido support
- Traditional mild nervous-tension support
- Traditional digestive use
Main constituents
Flavonoids, arbutin, terpenoids, volatile oil and cyanogenic glycosides in trace amounts
Preparation overview
Tea: Infusion. Keep use modest; clinical evidence is inadequate.
Liquid extract reference: No evidence-based universal dose
Preparation strengths are not interchangeable. Open the interactive guide for the complete evidence notes and sources available for this herb.
Herbilous provides educational information only. It does not diagnose, prescribe, or replace professional medical advice. Seek urgent care for severe or worsening symptoms.