BajaNomad - damiana the wonder drug

damiana the wonder drug

willardguy - 5-9-2012 at 03:53 PM

well ive become addicted to damiana margies but had no idea of the wonders of this elixir. turns out it helps the ladies with both frigidity and loose morals. win win?
DAMIANA. Turnera aphrodisiaca. - Synonym—Turnera diffusa.

Therapy—A mild nerve tonic claimed to be valuable in the treatment of sexual impotence. Some of our physicians praise it highly for its influence in sexual neurasthenia, and it is said to correct frigidity in the female.

It had long enjoyed a local reputation as a stimulant tonic of the sexual apparatus among the natives of Mexico, before it attracted the attention of the profession. Besides its peculiar action on the sexual appetite and function, it is a general tonic, somewhat cathartic, and is slightly cholagogue.

The midwives and women of loose morals of Western Mexico also attribute emmenagogue properties to it.

It is valuable in renal and cystic catarrh and in general irritation of the urinary passages, through its influence in soothing irritation of mucous membranes.

In the line of the action of this remedy in its influence upon the reproductive organs, Dr. Reid mentions dysmenorrhea, headache, at the menstrual epoch, bad complexion, rough or discolored patches on the skin with acne, especially of a severe type, depending upon uterine irritation. Eruption resembling eczema, from insufficient menstruation.

Dr. Watkins gives as its further indications, delayed or suppressed menstruation in young girls, irregularity at the beginning of menstruation, amenorrhea in very young girls. It will certainly allay sensitiveness of the sympathetic nervous system to irritations caused by disorders of the womb and ovaries. The remedy must be given in full doses, to accomplish these results. From five to ten grains of the extract is necessary three or four times a day, and persisted in. The writer has been using it as suggested, and has been very well satisfied with it.

Fernweh - 5-9-2012 at 04:05 PM

So, are now well known by the wayward girls?

Mexitron - 5-9-2012 at 04:18 PM

I wonder how much of the active ingredient is in the liqueur.

willardguy - 5-9-2012 at 04:24 PM

did I mention this was published in 1919?

Howard - 5-9-2012 at 04:28 PM

1919 is close enough for me! Whats a century or so?

durrelllrobert - 5-9-2012 at 06:11 PM

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Originally posted by willardguy
did I mention this was published in 1919?

So? Is it still available?

Bob H - 5-9-2012 at 06:41 PM

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Originally posted by durrelllrobert

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Originally posted by willardguy
did I mention this was published in 1919?

So? Is it still available?

Yes, and it's wonderful! And, it's even fun to hold the container!
http://damiana.net/

motoged - 5-9-2012 at 06:57 PM

Damiana....just another over-rated pseudo-aphrodisiac.

But you guys can keep on wishing :biggrin:

Howard - 5-9-2012 at 07:02 PM

Truth be told, I have used this in my Margs for awhile. It has been a long time since I made a Margarita (Dr's orders) but tonight I made one. I had to stop at 2 drinks when my Lab. Retriever, Gringo the Dingo, started to look at me funny so I swtiched back to wine.
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Udo - 5-9-2012 at 07:10 PM

I'll be in Baja in three weeks. Damiana is now on my shopping list!

comitan - 5-9-2012 at 07:26 PM

It is available in La Paz.

acadist - 5-9-2012 at 07:46 PM

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Originally posted by comitan
It is available in La Paz.

Be there soon Wiley, have to get some.......

Bob H - 5-9-2012 at 09:08 PM

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Originally posted by Udo
I'll be in Baja in three weeks. Damiana is now on my shopping list!

Udo, it's good as a splash (or a small puddle) on top of a margie... but I like it as a sipper out of a very small glass! It's especially great after eating a hardy meal.

bent-rim - 5-10-2012 at 06:48 AM

Damiana is available at Bev Mo.

pappy - 5-10-2012 at 12:59 PM

it's smooth and effective... i prefer it over tequila, though i no longer touch either.

Mexitron - 5-10-2012 at 02:12 PM

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Originally posted by pappy
it's smooth and effective... i prefer it over tequila, though i no longer touch either.

What?

David K - 5-10-2012 at 02:14 PM

Yah... what!?

willardguy - 5-10-2012 at 02:19 PM

uh, damiana. come on guys, keep up! :yes:

Sweetwater - 5-10-2012 at 02:26 PM

I've had that without any prior knowledge of it's alleged effects...I thought it was another tequila knockoff like Sotol........BTW, where can I find a good bottle of Sotol in Baja?

Enquiring minds like mine.........want to know.....

[Edited on 5-10-2012 by Sweetwater]

David K - 5-10-2012 at 10:24 PM

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Originally posted by Bob H

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Originally posted by Udo
I'll be in Baja in three weeks. Damiana is now on my shopping list!

Udo, it's good as a splash (or a small puddle) on top of a margie... but I like it as a sipper out of a very small glass! It's especially great after eating a hardy meal.

Great for WHAT, BOB? :?:

David K - 5-10-2012 at 11:25 PM

It grows wild in the southern part of the peninsula!

bajaking76 - 5-11-2012 at 05:59 AM

I especially like this part - “It's made with the damiana herb that grows in Baha California, Mexico". If they can’t spell "Baja" they are irrelevant.