botanical record · discovered
Damiana
Turnera diffusa
Damiana · Itamorreal · Mexican-holly · Mizxíhuitl · Oreganillo · Orégano cimarrón · Rompe camisa macho · Thé bourrique · amerikanhaaremiyrtti · damiana · damiana de Guerrero · turnera rozložitá · turnera rozprostřená
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Mexico, Haiti, Bahamas, US, Spanish, Dominican Republic, French
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Aphrodisiac, Astringent, Catarrh, Cold
Science studied: ALBUMINOIDS, ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH, CALCIUM
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Turneraceae
Scientific name: Turnera diffusa
Common names: Damiana, Itamorreal, Mexican-holly, Mizxíhuitl, Oreganillo, Orégano cimarrón, Rompe camisa macho, Thé bourrique, amerikanhaaremiyrtti, damiana, damiana de Guerrero, turnera rozložitá, turnera rozprostřená
POWO: 836578-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Mexico, Haiti, Bahamas, US, Spanish, Dominican Republic, French.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Aphrodisiac
- Astringent
- Catarrh
- Cold
- Diabetes
- Diuretic
- Dysentery
- Dyspepsia
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- Enuresis
- Expectorant
- Infection
- Intestine
- Laxative
- Lequeur
- Liqueur
- Malaria
- Nerves
- Nervine
- Panacea
- Stimulant
- Syphilis
- Tea
- Tonic
- Venereal
- Amaurosis
- Kidney
- Paralysis
- Renitis
- Ache(Head)
- Ache(Stomach)
- Dysmenorrhea
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- Mexico
- Haiti
- Bahamas
- US
- Spanish
- Dominican Republic
- French
Documented cultural uses
- Aphrodisiac
- Astringent
- Catarrh
- Cold
- Diabetes
- Diuretic
- Dysentery
- Dyspepsia
- Enuresis
- Expectorant
- Infection
- Intestine
show 19 more documented entries
- Laxative
- Lequeur
- Liqueur
- Malaria
- Nerves
- Nervine
- Panacea
- Stimulant
- Syphilis
- Tea
- Tonic
- Venereal
- Amaurosis
- Kidney
- Paralysis
- Renitis
- Ache(Head)
- Ache(Stomach)
- Dysmenorrhea
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Aphrodisiac · Elsewhere · "
- Aphrodisiac · Mexico · "
- Aphrodisiac · Haiti · "
- Astringent · Mexico · "
- Catarrh · Elsewhere · "
- Cold · Haiti · "
- Diabetes · Mexico · "
- Diuretic · Mexico · "
- Dysentery · Mexico · "
- Dyspepsia · Mexico · "
- Enuresis · Bahamas · "
- Expectorant · US · "
- Infection · Haiti · "
- Intestine · Haiti · "
- Laxative · US · "
- Lequeur · Mexico · "
- Liqueur · Haiti · "
- Malaria · Mexico · "
- Nerves · Mexico · "
- Nervine · Spanish · "
- Panacea · Mexico · "
- Stimulant · US · "
- Stimulant · Elsewhere · "
- Syphilis · Mexico · "
17 additional documented entries remain in the source record.
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Analytical strategies for identifying PDE5 inhibitors in damiana (Turnera diffusa) products. · 2026 source ↗
- Turnera diffusa polysaccharides promote healthy aging through conserved stress response regulation and metabolic remodeling across multiple aging models. · 2026 source ↗
- The Effect of <i>Turnera diffusa</i> Leaf Supplementation in Diet on the Qualitative and Quantitative Characteristics of Boar Semen. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALBUMINOIDS
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CHLOROPHYLL
- 1,8-CINEOLE
- COBALT
- EO
- FIBER
- GUM
- IRON
- KILOCALORIES
- NIACIN
- BETA-PINENE
- POTASSIUM
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- RESIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SODIUM
- STARCH
- THYMOL
- TIN
- TRIACONTANE
- ZINC
- CHROMIUM
- DAMIANIN
- GONZALITOSIN-I
- MAGNESIUM
- ALUMINUM
- GAMMA-CADINENE
- BETA-CAROTENE
- ALPHA-COPAENE
- FAT
- 5-HYDROXY-7,3',4-TRIMETHOXYFLAVONE
- PHOSPHORUS
- PROTEIN
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- THIAMIN
- WATER
- SELENIUM
- ARBUTIN
- CAFFEINE
- GONZALITOSIN
- HEXACOSAN-1-OL
- TETRAPHYLLIN-B
- N-TRIACONTANE
- TRICOSAN-2-ONE
- MANGANESE
- SILICON
- TANNINS
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- SUGARS
- TANNIN
- THIAMINE
- ALPHA-PINENE
- CALAMENENE
- HEXACOSANOL-1
- P-CYMOL
- DELTA-CADINENE
- P-CYMENE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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