Damiana is a wild shrub found in Mexico, Central America and parts of South America. It is used in traditional medicine as a diuretic, laxative, stimulant, aphrodisiac, and also to treat diabetes and venereal diseases. Animal studies show that damiana can reduce anxiety and affect sexual behavior but there are no human data. Damiana has also not been studied in cancer patients.

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Diabetes Damiana may affect blood sugar level based on animal studies.
Sexual dysfunction Traditional use is widespread. A small study in women with sexual dysfunction showed that ArginMax, which contains damiana, improved sexual function.
Anxiety Data from studies done on mice show that damiana reduced anxiety but human studies are lacking.
Constipation There are no data to substantiate this use.
Kidney disorders No scientific evidence supports this use.
Menstrual disorders Traditional use is widespread but there are no data to validate this use.

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