Damiana Spagyric Tincture
Spagyric tinctures are made via a series of laboratory processes resulting in the separation, purification and cohobation of the plant spirit, soul, and body creating a full & powerful extract in resonance with the Alchemical Salt principle (the Physical Body).
All of our herbal extracts use organically grown and/or ethically wildcrafted/organic herbs and certified organic food-grade ethanol diluted in filtered and/or distilled rainwater.
Damiana (Turnera diffusa) is a small shrub belonging to the passionflower (Passifloraceae) family, native to the subtropical regions of the Americas and Caribbean. The wet-heat of these regions aids in the development of damiana's medicinally active properties being mostly volatile oils, resin, glycosides and stimulating alkaloids.
Due to damiana's warming & drying energetics, it is traditionally used in helping to correct cold and damp(congested) environments, particularly within the nerves, reproductive, urinary, digestive and respiratory systems.
Typically considered to be a reproductive tonic for all people, damiana can help to reinvigorate sexual vitality by relaxing nervous tension, stimulating hormonal balance and restoring a weakened, fatigued & stagnant system.
Damiana is particularly beneficial for depressed or tense nervous states related to exhaustion, sexual trauma, and hormonal deficiencies. It can also help regulate delayed or sluggish menstrual cycles associated with these neuroendocrine presentations. Additionally, damiana may assist with damp lungs and excessive phlegm production within the respiratory and gastrointestinal environments which may present as chronic bronchitis, painful digestion, loss of appetite or constipation for example.
In some individuals long-term, consistent use of damiana can cause bladder and urinary tract irritation due to its drying and stimulating properties. If these symptoms arise, either cease use or combine with more moistening herbs (e.g., marshmallow root), to help nourish and soothe the urinary mucosa.
Spagyric tinctures are made via a series of laboratory processes resulting in the separation, purification and cohobation of the plant spirit, soul, and body creating a full & powerful extract in resonance with the Alchemical Salt principle (the Physical Body).
All of our herbal extracts use organically grown and/or ethically wildcrafted/organic herbs and certified organic food-grade ethanol diluted in filtered and/or distilled rainwater.
Damiana (Turnera diffusa) is a small shrub belonging to the passionflower (Passifloraceae) family, native to the subtropical regions of the Americas and Caribbean. The wet-heat of these regions aids in the development of damiana's medicinally active properties being mostly volatile oils, resin, glycosides and stimulating alkaloids.
Due to damiana's warming & drying energetics, it is traditionally used in helping to correct cold and damp(congested) environments, particularly within the nerves, reproductive, urinary, digestive and respiratory systems.
Typically considered to be a reproductive tonic for all people, damiana can help to reinvigorate sexual vitality by relaxing nervous tension, stimulating hormonal balance and restoring a weakened, fatigued & stagnant system.
Damiana is particularly beneficial for depressed or tense nervous states related to exhaustion, sexual trauma, and hormonal deficiencies. It can also help regulate delayed or sluggish menstrual cycles associated with these neuroendocrine presentations. Additionally, damiana may assist with damp lungs and excessive phlegm production within the respiratory and gastrointestinal environments which may present as chronic bronchitis, painful digestion, loss of appetite or constipation for example.
In some individuals long-term, consistent use of damiana can cause bladder and urinary tract irritation due to its drying and stimulating properties. If these symptoms arise, either cease use or combine with more moistening herbs (e.g., marshmallow root), to help nourish and soothe the urinary mucosa.
Spagyric tinctures are made via a series of laboratory processes resulting in the separation, purification and cohobation of the plant spirit, soul, and body creating a full & powerful extract in resonance with the Alchemical Salt principle (the Physical Body).
All of our herbal extracts use organically grown and/or ethically wildcrafted/organic herbs and certified organic food-grade ethanol diluted in filtered and/or distilled rainwater.
Damiana (Turnera diffusa) is a small shrub belonging to the passionflower (Passifloraceae) family, native to the subtropical regions of the Americas and Caribbean. The wet-heat of these regions aids in the development of damiana's medicinally active properties being mostly volatile oils, resin, glycosides and stimulating alkaloids.
Due to damiana's warming & drying energetics, it is traditionally used in helping to correct cold and damp(congested) environments, particularly within the nerves, reproductive, urinary, digestive and respiratory systems.
Typically considered to be a reproductive tonic for all people, damiana can help to reinvigorate sexual vitality by relaxing nervous tension, stimulating hormonal balance and restoring a weakened, fatigued & stagnant system.
Damiana is particularly beneficial for depressed or tense nervous states related to exhaustion, sexual trauma, and hormonal deficiencies. It can also help regulate delayed or sluggish menstrual cycles associated with these neuroendocrine presentations. Additionally, damiana may assist with damp lungs and excessive phlegm production within the respiratory and gastrointestinal environments which may present as chronic bronchitis, painful digestion, loss of appetite or constipation for example.
In some individuals long-term, consistent use of damiana can cause bladder and urinary tract irritation due to its drying and stimulating properties. If these symptoms arise, either cease use or combine with more moistening herbs (e.g., marshmallow root), to help nourish and soothe the urinary mucosa.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Temperament: warm & dry (2nd degree)
Taste: bitter, pungent, astringent & aromatic
Organ & System affinity: stomach, liver, pituitary & reproductive/nervous systems
Broad Actions: restoring & stimulating
Herbal actions: sexual tonic, relaxing & trophorestorative nervine, aphrodisiac, thymoleptic, digestive stimulant, stimulating expectorant [Herbal Action Glossary]
Humors (antipathy): Phlegmatic/Melancholic
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Antipathy in Galenic medicine involved using treatments that possessed qualities opposite to those of the humor associated with the disease. For example, if a patient had a condition characterised by excessive heat, such as a fever, Galenic physicians would prescribe remedies with cooling or cold properties to counterbalance the excess heat. Similarly, if a condition was considered excessively moist, treatments with drying or astringent properties would be employed.
Planetary ruler/s: Venus
Elemental trait/s: Air
Recommended dose: 7 – 30 drops up to 3x/d or as advised by your Herbalist/Spagyrist. Apply under tongue for rapid absorption. Alternatively, add to 5mL of water. Shake well before use.
1tsp each Friday when working with the 7 Basics
Ingredients: Damiana (Turnera diffusa), undenatured organic ethanol 45% (ACO), crystalline mineral salts of damiana, distilled rainwater
Safety/Disclaimer:
Avoid or use with caution w/ hyperactive nervous disorders, IBS, dry constitutions & conditions e.g., bladder irritation, Yin deficiency (TCM)
Contraindications may apply with certain herbs & should not be taken concurrently with certain medications, in pregnancy or while breastfeeding.
DOSE Botanicals does not make any therapeutic claim without consultation. Any information provided above is for educational purposes only. Guidance by a knowledgeable health practitioner is advised prior to use.
Keep out of reach of children.
Store below 30°C