Damiana – 50g

Overview

Damiana is a flavorful, flowery herb known for its relaxing and mildly cannabis-like effects. Traditionally used in Mexican folk medicine, it has been used for its aphrodisiac properties and to treat various ailments such as anxiety, depression, and digestive issues.

Why we like it

Damiana is noticeably relaxing, and this anxiolytic effect has been confirmed in a limited number of mouse studies. A very strong cup of its tea gives you a mild, cannabis-like high that intensifies sexual experiences without the downsides of stronger substances.

Tasty, casual and genuinely psychoactive at the right dose, you can’t go wrong with damiana. It’s present in virtually all herbal aphrodisiac products on the market.

Science

“While having no effect on the copulatory behavior of sexually potent rats, both plant extracts … improved the copulatory performance of sexually sluggish/impotent rats. … These results seem to support the folk reputation of Turnera diffusa and Pfaffia paniculata as sexual stimulants.” Arletti R, 1999

Personal experiences

“Damiana is one of my go-to teas to wind down in the evening, especially with my girlfriend. The effects are subtle but set the mood and we love the ritual of it. When we want to make the night extra special we throw in other herbs as well, but damiana is definitely one of the stars of the show. It’s so cheap as well!” -Vincent