Damiana Leaf Powder

Botanical Name - Turnera diffusa Other Names - Old Woman's Broom, Mexican Damiana, Mexican holly, Herba de la Pastora, Origin - Mexico In Mexico, where the powdered herb is used to make a liquor for mixing margaritas. It was also an ingredient in Pemberton's French Wine Coca, a 19th century patent medicine and precursor to the original formula for Coca Cola. Powdered damiana leaf can be infused in carrier oil for use in salves and balms, used to make cosmetic powders, poultices and lotions for cosmetic topical use, encapsulated for supplemental use, as well as a food additive sprinkled lightly over salads, soups and cooked vegetables.  Damiana has a somewhat bitter flavor with an aroma similar to chamomile: slightly sweet, mildly earthy. This is likely because both the chemical makeup of these plants share certain volatileoil compounds, such as calamine derivatives. Combines well with spinach and other bitter greens, such as arugula and dandelion. Precautions - This herb is highly cyan