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What Is Damiana Used for Today?
Damiana continues to be a popular aphrodisiac for males. However, if it works at all, the effect appears to be rather mild. No scientific trials have been reported.
Damiana is also sometimes said to be helpful for treating asthma and other respiratory diseases, depression , digestive problems, menstrual disorders, and various forms of sexual dysfunction —for example, impotence in men and inability to achieve orgasm in women. 1 However, there is no real evidence that it works for any of these conditions.
Like the herb uva ursi , damiana contains arbutin, although at a concentration about 10 times lower. Arbutin is a urinary antiseptic, but the levels present in damiana are probably too small to make this herb a useful treatment for bladder infections .
References
- Duke JA. CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 1985:492.
