What should you know about average Damania experiences?

What is Damiana?

Damiana is extract from a fragrant plant found in Central America and Mexico. In Mexican herbal medicine, the plant named Turnera Diffusa is often used as a sexual stimulant, as is the herb Muira Puama from Brazil. The herb Damiana contains many active alkaloids, such as beta-damascon and tannins, flavonoids, phenols, sterols and terpenes.

Average Damiana smoking experiences

The relaxation Damiana brings can be compared to the effects of cannabis products, such as those from the Dutch brand Cannabis Bakehouse. Damiana can also be smoked. Average Damiana smoking experiences are positive because the drug also creates a slight high that you would normally feel with a joint. It is therefore also more common for people to mix cannabis together with Damiana instead of with tobacco. Damiana is also not dirty to smoke. 

Average Damiana tea experiences

In herbal medicine, Damiana is primarily brewed into tea. What the average Damiana tea experiences are, you can read below:

• Provides regulation of menstruation.
• Helps with diabetes.
• Reduction of anxiety
• Decrease in depression
• Increase energy
• Treatment of urinary tract infections
• Decrease eczema and other skin conditions
• Works against stomach problems.
• Reduces rheumatism.
• Reduces headaches.
• Used as a treatment against scorpion sting.

Northern Mexican Indians also often use the tea against asthma, muscle weakness, nervousness, improvement of sexual performance and to stimulate libido. 

Negative Damiana experiences

Common side effects of Damiana mostly take place, when too high a dose of the herb is taken. At high doses you may experience symptoms such as headaches, dizziness and gastrointestinal problems. It is also not advisable to take Damiana if you are pregnant, diabetic or suffer from high blood pressure. Also be careful with alcohol or other supplements. 

Dosage of Damiana

You can take Damiana as tea, capsules, tinctures and liqueurs. You can even smoke the plant. For tinctures and capsules, you can take about 500 milligrams per day, divided into three servings per day. If you want to drink it as a liqueur, you can add one part Damiana, two parts water and three parts honey together. For tea, you can use about 2000-3000 milligrams of the herb. You can also consume ready-made drinks with some Damiana extract in them. Fine, if you find it difficult to find the right dosage.