Well-known Spanish aphrodisiac Damiana is a Central and South American shrub that flowers in the late summer and produces edible fruits. The extract from the Damiana plant is often used in natural male enhancement supplements due to its long heralded libido-enhancing properties.
Damiana Benefits
Damiana can greatly enhance sexual response and performance. When consumed as a tea, Damiana has a very pleasant taste reminiscent of figs, and a nice, calming scent that will remind one of chamomile.
Although it has many medicinal uses, including alleviation of PMS symptoms and extreme fatigue, Damiana can also stimulate the libido and awaken desire. Clinical tests have proven that Damiana widens the blood vessels in a process called vasodilatation, causing a pleasant sensation in the genital area that helps heighten the sex drive. Viagra is similarly a vasodilator.
Damiana Side Effects
Very few clinical studies have been done on Damiana and the FDA has yet to officially document known side effects.