Damiana : The damiana (family of Passifloraceae – botanical name: Turnera diffusa) Is a shrub native from the southwest of Texas Asked United States of America,central America, Mexico,Amerique du Sud and Caribbean.
Damiana is a shrub relatively small which gives small flowers yellows aromatics. It flowers from the beginning to the end of thesummer and follow small fruits au taste similar to that of the fig. Because of essential oils present in the plants,shrub is known to have a forte Odour spicy, recalling that of the camomile.
The leaves were traditionally used en infusion and in incense by peoples natives ofcentral America andAmerique du Sud for his effects relaxing.
Spanish missionaries were the first to report that the Indians of Mexico had the use of to drink of infusions by damiana – and others ingredients, including sucre - as'aphrodisiac.
uses : For a long time we lent Damiana the property to exercise a effects stimulants on libido, and its use asaphrodisiac lasted untiltime modern. More recently, some favorable scientific evidence supporting the long history of its use, emerged. Several experimental studies, including two carried out on with animals provided evidence of increased sexual activity in rats of both sexes.
Scientists have demonstrated that damiana has effects particularly stimulants on sexually exhausted or impotent male rats and observed a general increase in sexual activity in rats of both sexes.
It has also been established that damiana must function as an aromatase inhibitor (*), suggesting that this is a Fashion possible action of its effects deemed.
(*) Aromatase is an enzyme that allows the body to continue to produce estrogens by transforming androgens (themselves produced by the adrenal glands) in postmenopausal women.
Damiana is a ingredient composant a liqueur traditional Mexican which is sometimes used instead of triple sec about cocktails whose cocktail margarita. THE Folklore Mexican claims that it was used in the cocktail margarita « original ". The margarita à basis damiana is popular in the region de Los Cabos au Mexico.
Many medications patentees of the nineteenth century, such as the “French Wine Coca” of the American pharmacist John Stith Pemberton, contained damiana. Damiana leaves have been removed in the Ingredients of the equivalent without alcohol why patented, The " Coca-Cola ».
Damiana contains damianine; tetraphyllin B; gonzalitosin I; arbutin; tricosan-2-one; p-cymene; β-sitosterol; 1,8-cineole12; α-pinene; β-carotene ; β-pinene; eucalyptol; of the tannins varied and thymol.
Legality full consumption from damiana:
France : According to the Order of June 24, 2014, the damiana is one of the plants authorized in the complements food under the following condition: “Thelabeling must carry a warning against use in women with a personal or family history of breast cancer.”
United States of America : In the State of Louisiana, damiana is classified as “ plants prohibited” with 39 others by Law 159 of the State of Louisiana, which entered into force on 8 August 2005. It is unlawful in this state to possess or distribute for human consumption any combination of any of the parties full plants (leaves, stems, seeds, derivatives, mixtures, preparations, or any other resin extracted from any part of the plants ). This measure was partly motivated by an increase in the number of cannabis overdoses synthesis, present in a variety of preparations based on plants , and in which theingredient principal was often the damiana.
Great Britain : A product known as “Black Mamba” (*), labeled as containing “100% damiana”, was marketed in United Kingdom ; harmful effects resulting from its use have been reported. MP Graham Jones called for the substance to be declared illegal.
“Black Mamba” is a combination of damiana and various synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists, including JWH-01820. The cannabis of synthesis has caused negative side effects in a number of users.
Damiana is considered safe when it is consumed in its form Nature.
During questions to Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday 7 March 2012 in the House of Commons, MP Nadhim Zahawi called for measures relating to the “Black Mamba” (*) to be taken. The Prime Minister made the following response: “We are determined to eradicate these Drugs say legal. The Home Office is sensitive to this in Private. We now have the early warning system for Drugs who informs us of these problems but, as he (MP Nadhim Zahawi) says, a decision must be made quickly and I will ensure that it is made. ".
Now the “Black Mamba” is illegal en Great Britain.
(*) Black Mamba is a street drug that is legal in much of the world. It is an artificial cannabinoid. It can cause very serious side effects, including mental health problems, psychosis, and sometimes a deep zombie state from which it takes a long time to recover. It has also been known to cause death.
There are some countries where this drug and similar drugs like spice are still available and legal, although in most cases they are very heavily controlled.