damiana

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damiana (uncountable)

  1. Turnera diffusa, an American passifloraceous shrub used in making a traditional Mexican liqueur, and as an aphrodisiac.
  2. A preparation made from this plant.
    • 1963, Xavier Herbert, Distubing Element, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 178:
      But most likely my judgement was distorted by my contempt for his acting the young buck [...] for ever waxing his moustaches and loading himself with medicaments supposed to replace the failing sap of youth, glycerophosphates, formates, nux vomica, yohimba, damiana.
    • 2022, Seth Garfield, Guaraná […] , Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, →ISBN:
      In 1878, the firm's fluid extract of guaraná sold for $10 per pound, while […] damiana (for the treatment of male sexual dysfunction) fetched $4.00; […] .

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