Damiana Extract is a premium botanical ingredient extract from Turnera diffusa, a shrub native to Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. The Turnera diffusa Extract is standardized to contain active flavonoids, making it a sought-after natural ingredient in the functional food, dietary supplement, and herbal formulation industries.

Product Description

In the category of male health and daily vitality, formulators require plant ingredients with clear composition, long-standing traditional use, and stable supply. Damiana, with flavonoids as its core, standardized to 5%-10%, is a distinctive choice for male health formulations.

Damiana Extract is characterized by active components such as flavonoids, Extract from the dried leaves of Turnera diffusa, a plant of the Turneraceae family. It is refined into a standardized concentrated powder through ethanol extraction and spray drying, with a flavonoid content of 5%-10%. As a traditional male vitality herb from Mexico and Central America, it has research backing for antioxidant and anti-fatigue effects, making it suitable for male health formulations.

Damiana is an internationally recognized male health herbal ingredient, primarily produced in Mexico and Brazil, and mainly used in the male health supplements market.

Why Choose Nutralighting

• Characteristic Components: Flavonoids, standardized to 5%-10%, batch-controllable.
• Application Adaptation: Suitable for male health solid drinks, compressed candies, capsules, and functional foods.
• Compliance Support: Provides certification documents and technical data packages for HALAL, ISO, etc.

Basic Information

Standard Specifications (COA)

The following specifications are common reference values; the actual values shall be subject to the COA report of each batch.

Plant Raw Material Introduction

The raw material of this product is the dried leaves of Damiana (Turnera diffusa Willd. ex Schult.) from the Turnera family (Turneraceae). It is mainly produced in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, Central America, and Brazil. Damiana is a traditional herb for male vitality in Mexico and Central America.

Core Efficacy

Damiana (Turnera diffusa) extract has traditional applications for male health and vitality. Its flavonoid components (such as turneramide) have shown antioxidant and blood circulation-promoting activity in relevant studies and may support blood flow by affecting the NO/cGMP pathway; in vitro studies have shown weak inhibitory activity on 5α-reductase type II. In terms of anti-fatigue effects, animal studies have shown it can prolong exhaustive swimming time. The above results are mainly based on in vitro, animal, and traditional use studies, and actual application needs to be comprehensively evaluated considering the dosage form and dosage.

Regulatory and Regional Market Status

The following information is organized based on publicly available regulatory data, and actual market entry should be based on the latest regulations of the target country.

Application Directions and Recommended Dosage

Recommended Daily Dosage Reference

• General Health Use: Use according to product specifications and formulation expert recommendations
• Personal Care and Skincare: The addition amount in formulations depends on the specific product, recommended 0.1~2.0%

Appendix: References

(The following references are for technical reference; some are open access and can be accessed via PubMed/PMC or journal official websites)

[1] Estrada-del-Sol V. et al., Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 1998; 61: 1-7.

[2] Hernandez M. et al., Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2003; 87: 183-189.

[3] Salas-Vinallo E. et al., Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2010; 128: 244-250.