Damiana (Turnera diffusa)
Synonyme
bontanische Bezeichnung: Turnera diffusa
Synonyme: Damiani
englisch:
Mexiko: Misibcoc
Familie: Turneraceae (Safranmalven)
Herkunftsländer: vom Süden Nordamerikas über Mexiko bis nach Argentinien
Merkmale
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TCM-Merkmale
Temperaturverhalten: –
Geschmacksrichtung: –
Funktionsbezug: –
wichtige Inhaltsstoffe
leaves, which contain up to 1 % volatile oil formed of at least 20 active ingredients, including:
- 1,8-cineole
- α and β-pinene,
- p-cymene
- thymol
- calamene
- alpha-copaene
- tannins
- flavonoids
- damianin
- beta-sitosterol
- Arbutin
- Apigenin
- glycosides
- ficaprenol 11
- gonzalitosin
- tetraphyllin B
- Koffein (im Stengel)
Wirkungen
- hemmt die Aromatase → Testosteronanstieg
- angstlösend
- aphrodisierend
- aufbauend
- stimmungsaufhellend bei gleichzeitig ausgleichender Wirkung
- antidepressiv ohne Beeinflussung der Lokomotorik
- appetitanregend
- fruchtbarkeitsfördernd
- gebärmutterstärkend
- antidiabetisch
- antioxidativ
- adapatogen
- antiobesity
- spasmolytisch
- zytotoxisch
- gastroprotektiv
- hepatoprotektiv
Wirkungen auf Sexualfunktionen
- Yohimbine and Turnera diffusa (80 mg/kg) significantly increased the percentage of males achieving one ejaculatory series and resuming a second one. In addition, Turnera diffusa significantly reduced the post-ejaculatory interval. [Estrada-Reyes 2009]
- shortens mainly ejaculation latency
Wirkungen auf Haut & Haare
- antphototoxisch
(Damiana blocked the upregulated production of reactive oxygen species induced in UVB-irradiated HaCaTs and HDFs in a dose-dependent manner.) [Kim 2022]
traditionelle Anwendungen
Getrocknetes Kraut als Tee
- zwei Teelöffel frisches o. getrocknetes Damiana-Kraut mit einer Tasse sprudelnd kochendem Wasser aufgießen
- 5-10 Minuten abgedeckt ziehen lassen
Rauchen der getrockneten Blätter
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Räuchern
Indikationen
traditionelle Indikationen:
- Libidomangel
nach TCM:
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studiengesicherte Indikationen:
- Amitriptyline induces negative alterations in testicular tissue by disrupting the oxidant/antioxidant balance and causing reproductive hormone maladjustment, DNA damage, histopathological lesions, and excess immunohistochemical expression. As Turnera diffusa Willd. is a rich source of bioactive phenolic compounds that are characterised by antioxidant properties, based on the results of this study, it can be utilised as a protective antioxidant to mitigate some of these effects of Amitriptyline treatment.
- the methanolic extract of T. diffusa has potential as an anticancer therapy. [Avelino-Flores 2015]
Toxizität / Nebenwirkungen
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Präparate
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Quellen & Links
- Ehab Tousson, Ezar Hafez, Somia Zaki, Amani Gad, Rehab M. Elgharabawy,
Evaluation of the testicular protection conferred by damiana (Turnera diffusa Willd.) against amitriptyline-induced testicular toxicity, DNA damage and apoptosis in rats,
Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, Volume 132, 2020, 110819, ISSN 0753-3322, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110819.
(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S075333222031012X)
- Lilia Alcaraz-Meléndez, Javier Delgado-Rodríguez, Sergio Real-Cosío,
Analysis of essential oils from wild and micropropagated plants of damiana (Turnera diffusa),
Fitoterapia, Volume 75, Issues 7–8, 2004, Pages 696-701, ISSN 0367-326X,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fitote.2004.09.001.
(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0367326X04001819)
- Kim, M.; Ha, L.-K.; Oh, S.; Fang, M.; Zheng, S.; Bellere, A.D.; Jeong, J.; Yi, T.-H. Antiphotoaging Effects of Damiana (Turnera diffusa) Leaves Extract via Regulation AP-1 and Nrf2/ARE Signaling Pathways. Plants 2022, 11, 1486. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11111486
- Avelino-Flores Mdel C, Cruz-López Mdel C, Jiménez-Montejo FE, Reyes-Leyva J. Cytotoxic activity of the methanolic extract of Turnera diffusa Willd on breast cancer cells. J Med Food. 2015 Mar;18(3):299-305. doi: 10.1089/jmf.2013.0055. Epub 2014 Oct 9. PMID: 25299247; PMCID: PMC4350145.
- Estrada-Reyes R, Ortiz-López P, Gutiérrez-Ortíz J, Martínez-Mota L. Turnera diffusa Wild (Turneraceae) recovers sexual behavior in sexually exhausted males. J Ethnopharmacol. 2009 Jun 25;123(3):423-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.03.032. Epub 2009 Mar 31. PMID: 19501274.