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| Damiana, Damiana Turnera, Hierba del Venado, Hierba de Vemulo, Hierba de la Pastora, Xmisiboc, Oreganillo Turnera diffusa var. aphrodisiaca Turneraceae Damiana grows on the brushy hillsides along the Rio Grande in South Texas, into West Texas, Southern California, Mexico, the West Indies and South America. Its olive green leaves are coarsely toothed along the margin and very aromatic. In Mexico the leaves were used as a substitute for Chinese tea and for flavoring liquors. Damiana also has been used medicinally for a variety of ailments, and has a wide (but dubious) reputation as an aphrodisiac. Plant Habit or Use: small shrub Exposure: sun Flower Color: yellow
Blooming Period: spring Fruit Characteristics: 3-valved ovoid capsule Height: 2 to 6 feet Width: 2 feet Plant Character: evergreen Heat Tolerance: high Water Requirements:
Soil Requirements: neutral Additional Comments:
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