damiana

damiana
da·mi·a·na (dah″me-ahґnə) the leaves of the Mexican plants Turnera aphrodisiaca (T. diffusa) and Haplopappus discoideus, which are said to be tonic, analeptic, diuretic, and aphrodisiac. Called also turnera.

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  • Damiana — (Turnera diffusa) Systematik Eurosiden I Ordnung: Malpighienartige (Malpighiales) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Damiana — Da mi*a na, n. [NL.; of uncertain origin.] (Med.) A Mexican drug, used as an aphrodisiac. [1913 Webster] Note: There are several varieties derived from different plants, esp. from a species of {Turnera} and from {Bigelovia veneta}. Wood & Bache.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Damiāna — Damiāna, s. Turnera …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Damiana — Damiāna, die getrockneten Blätter und Zweigspitzen von Turnĕra aphrodisiăca Ward., einer strauchigen Turnerazee Mexikos und Kaliforniens, als Tonikum und Stimulans des Sexualapparats verwendet …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • damiana — damiana. f. Méx. Planta cuyas hojas se usaban como tónico y afrodisíaco …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • damiana — f. Méx. Planta cuyas hojas se usaban como tónico y afrodisíaco …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • Damiana — Taxobox name = Damiana image width = 250px image caption = Turnera diffusa regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Malpighiales familia = Turneraceae genus = Turnera species = T. diffusa binomial = Turnera diffusa… …   Wikipedia

  • damiana — noun Etymology: American Spanish Date: 1868 1. the dried leaf of a tropical American shrub (Turnera diffusa syn. T. aphrodisiaca) used especially formerly as an aphrodisiac and tonic; also a preparation containing damiana 2. the plant from which… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • damiana — plačioji turnera statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Turnerinių šeimos prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Turnera diffusa), paplitęs Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (kvėpikliai). atitikmenys: lot. Turnera diffusa;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Damiana Eugenio — Damiana L. Eugenio Born Philippines Education University of the Philippines, Mount Holyoke College, University of California, Nueva Ecija High School …   Wikipedia

  • Damiana, S. — S. Damiana4 wird in dem Werke »geistliche Au« (Pré spirituel) des Johannes Moschus erwähnt, und wurde einst in Palästina verehrt. (Mg.) …   Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon

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