The smoking of plants is an ancestral tradition for almost all lineages. What our ancestors were smoking and why is, however, differs from place to place.
In Mexico and other parts of the Americas, smoking Damiana has been honored for centuries for its relaxing and arousing properties, earning it the nickname “flor de amor” or “flower of love.
Inhalation and exhalation is our sacred life force. Our breath is no less vital than our blood. It serves to both separate and connect us to the spirit realm. Smoking herbs and plants has been used for millennia across cultures as a way to connect to the more than this material world. Damiana is no exception.
Known in Mexico as the “flower of love,” smoking Damiana leaf is a time-honored tradition that has enveloped Mexico, Central and South America for centuries. Among its many uses over the years include as aphrodisiac, mood enhancer and sleep enhancer. This is because smoking Damiana leaf puts us in a relaxed state, and from that relaxed state, we are able to be the best version of ourselves, we are able to rest and also create.
Smoking Damiana has been practiced for so long because it is effective in reaching deeply relaxed states. There is evidence of Damiana being used in Mayan sleep temples across Southern Mexico and into Guatemala. People would smoke Damiana and use it in salves because it was said to help reach heightened levels of consciousness, such as lucid dreaming.
Damiana is so healing that studies are being conducted to determine how Damiana’s natural effects stand against common anti-anxiety medications, which are labeled as dangerous due to high levels of addiction in chronic users. One of the most curious gifts of Damiana is that it functions by relaxing and enhancing mood, and is considered a stimulating nervine, actually repairing overstimulated and taxed nerve tissue. Without the need for caffeine, smoking Damiana can improve energy and increase arousal of all kinds.
Flor de Amor founder, Noel Cianci, has a respectful relationship with Damiana. She cultivates it on her farm in Baja California Sur, literally living and breathing the plant.
“Personally, I love smoking Damiana, blended with cannabis, it takes me to a more honest, lucid, authentic place where I feel more of a heart opening experience,” says Noel Cianci, founder of Flor de Amor. “
I think it helps with intimacy as well, taking the journey in a ceremonial direction, where I can embody a more sacred space in my body, easing my anxiety. In short it's an adaptogenic herb so while it works on your sexual health, it also embraces your mind and helps relax you, that’s why the Mayans used it in ceremony and burned damiana incense, too.”
Completely free of nicotine, tar and any other additives, Flor de Amor Damiana smoke blend is purely dried plants from our farm in Baja California Sur, Mexico. The leaves can be mixed with natural tobacco or other plant allies. Roll it up, or even put it in a pipe.
The Damiana ritual begins in the earth. As it gently intoxicates the senses, it flows through the body and into the mind. A ceremony with Damiana smoke can be intimate or communal. It can be frequent or occasional. As one of Mexico’s most magical herbs, Damiana wants to work with you and for you. The invitation is to trust her wisdom and trust that the frequency of your mind, body and spirit can learn something from her. Level up with Damiana smoke.
There are plant allies flourishing in every country on Earth. Ancient humans learned from them and passed on the most healing and most potent varieties through the lineages.
As people look for ways to escape the symptom-treating nature of allopathic medicine and look deeper into what truly works with the body in a sustainable manner, we see the Western world experiencing a sort of plant renaissance.
We are coming home to ourselves, with our herbs and plant allies guiding the way.
Damiana leaf holds the power to do just that: calm the spirit and relax the soul.
With strong roots in Ancestral traditions worldwide, this potent herb is recognized for its sanctity, allowing those who enjoy it to connect with their inner spirituality. While used ritualistically for centuries, even contemporary studies suggest it holds the power to soothe anxiety, boost the mood and enhance the libido — all important contributions towards stress-free living.
Damiana leaf smoke is one of the best ways to utilize this sacred herb. When used in moderation, smoking Damiana can produce deeply calming results, in part delivered by the ritualistic act itself.
Through a buttery-smooth inhale, users can expect to feel an almost instantaneous sensation of relaxation. It’s an all-round mind-booster, working to reconnect the mind with the inner self, and balance the elements of the body.
As well as being perfectly effective alone, Damiana can also be paired alongside other natural herbs such as cannabis, mullein, mint or tobacco for an enhanced effect. Moderation will always be key, but the ritualistic act of rolling and smoking Damiana on occasion can have huge benefits for those open to its gentle and stress-relieving qualities.
If smoking Damiana isn’t the right route for you, why not try drinking it instead? Originating as a beautiful, yellow-flowered aromatic shrub, Damiana is extracted and dried to perfection for use in homes across the world. In Mexican folklore, it’s revered as a heart-opening, mood-lifting and nerve-calming remedy, used in tea for generations.
In fact, in Baja Mexico it is the Medecine cabinet staple herb for all the grandmothers.
After the ritualistic process of brewing and steeping, Damiana tea can be served hot or cold. On humid or stressful days that drain mental energy, pouring over ice and drinking outdoors can be an effective way to refresh and reset with nature’s helping hand. Try adding apple slices, with maple syrup for a more tropical taste. During long nights when the spirit feels distant and sleep is harder to come by, serve hot with honey and lemon or an orange peel for a grounding sense of calm.
The possibilities of Damiana leaf are endless. Embrace the ritual, open your mind, and let your spirit be well and truly calmed by this beloved herb.
]]>Amazingly, you don’t need to evoke all this energy yourself - there is actually a plant for all that. Damiana is the ancient botanical perfect for blossoming modern love.
While Damiana has been treasured for millennia by lucky groups of people from Texas to Brazil, it is a relatively new addition to our modern cadre of apoptogenic botanicals.
At first it sounds like we’re talking about more than one medicine: it elevates mood and releases anxiety while offering mild euphoria, and muscular relaxation. It’s used to treat constipation, digestion issues, diabetes, raspatory ailments, coughs - even bed wetting. It’s also a powerful hormone balancer, so it eases discomfort during female fluxes, from PMS to menopause.
But its claim to fame? In a word: aphrodisiac.
There are a few big reasons why Damiana is considered an aphrodisiac – and a superior one, at that. While offering a mild narcotic high and a general sense of wellbeing, it also directly stimulates erogenous nerve cells and increases blood circulation to the genitals in all genders, so all partners or solo participants will feel an elevating effect.
In plain speak, this plant has the ability to relax and arouse anyone, while creating tingling and joyful physical arousal and firmness in sexual organs. These states reinforce and buttress each other, creating an upward-oriented path of excitement.
“What is special about Damiana is that it is relaxing while simultaneously being invigorating - the perfect recipe for intimacy,” notes Arielle Hayat, a savvy NYC herbalist. “It helps bring bodily awareness to our sex organs, both male and female, increasing blood flow to the pelvic region. That is in part due to the fact that there are alkaloids similar to testosterone in the plant, and those alkaloids impact our nervous system and our sexual functions.”
Of course, the heart space is key for achieving joyful, elevated states. Damiana is described as an “adaptegenic nervous trophorestorative,” which means it is a nutritive herb that guides both over- and underactive nervous systems into mellow alignment. Almost everyone reports feelings of well-being, relaxation, and sensory stimulation, which allows the heart and body to feel both empowered and relaxed at once.
This unique nourishment allows the heart space to release habitual contraction and guarding, which facilitates communication and physical intimacy.
These effects are powerful enough to make Damiana useful in trauma therapy, but gentle and holistic enough to stop at the threshold of forced or imbalanced excitement (which can occur with powerful prescription medicine or stimulants).
By nourishing the nervous system, calming the nerves, and supporting an increase in blood flow throughout the body, including the reproductive organs, many people experience an increased desire for sexual intimacy.
And this isn’t a just a temporary fix: while pleasing effects are usually felt quickly, Damiana can deeply correct and restore the nervous system if taken on a regular basis long term.
Damiana is also a well-known hormone balancer and when the sex hormones estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone are flowing properly we feel juicy amounts of sexual desire, arousal, readiness, and ability. And by ability, we mean performance.
While medical trials are few, damiana shows promise for males in achieving and maintaining firmness, abiding in the aroused state without finishing too quickly, and achieving the aroused state swiftly again.
And women, if you’re ready to become that curvy fertility sculpture overflowing with babies and abundance, Damiana can help. While balanced hormones in general will nurture a fertile center, Damiana also provides specific corrections (like boosting aromatase inhibitors that reduce endometriosis) which increase fertility potential.
Hayat says: “Damiana imparts a youthful vitality and restores those who feel weakened by the stresses of 21st century lifestyle, to nourish one's natural essence enough to be in the mood.”
When all power centers are flowing and glowing, we manifest spiritually and physically – and the bedroom could be your temple.
]]>Damiana (Turnera Diffusa) is widely hailed as the holy grail of natural libido boosters. As one of the world’s oldest known aphrodisiacs, the plant’s use has been dated back to the ancient Aztecs, Mayans, and Guaycura. Something that’s this ‘tried and tested’ stands witness to its powerful aphrodisiacal effects, right?
The studies don’t lie. Research into the bioactive principles of the plant found over 35 active compounds with medicinal effects. In fact, the British Herbal Pharmacopoeia specifically lists Damiana-infused products as a method of treatment for impotency and even coital inadequacy - like nature’s very own brand of Viagra, minus the nasty pharmaceutical side effects! So next time you need a helping hand spicing things up with your partner, reach for that little pleasure potion to boost your sex drive, mood and orgasmic experiences!
How To Take Damiana
Like most herbs and plants, there are a number of ways in which damiana can be ingested. It can be smoked for a ritualistic experience, brewed as a tea, or enjoyed as a delicious chocolate edible - your date night dessert, sorted!
This damiana tincture is infused with rose, making it easy to integrate into your self-care ritual for a better sense of calm and joy. You can also try damiana essential oils to quell your anxiety and restore a sense of bodily balance in your daily routine.
Whichever way you choose to invite this wonderful adaptogen into your life, it’ll act as the perfect tonic for reawakening intimacy, sexual wellness and heart-centeredness. Explore the natural ancient knowledge of plant medicine, because this may be the recuperative remedy you’ve been looking for.
]]>At Flor De Amor, we have designed a simple, safe, and effective way to stimulate and sensitize the systems that prompt one's desires for affection. Our plant-based Affection Tincture profoundly improves overall intimacy by boosting libido and easing stress.
Our powerful formula is based on our active ingredient: Damiana leaf extract. Damiana is a sweetly aromatic plant native to Mexico and Latin America that has been revered for centuries for its positive effects on the body. It is an intense aphrodisiac, has strong anxiolytic and stress relieving properties, and aids in sound and restful sleep. It has been used as hormonal support, to boost fertility, and to alleviate the symptoms of menopause.
Other active ingredients include cardamom, hawthorn fruit, and cocoa seed extract. Sweet cardamom imparts stimulant and anti-inflammatory activity, improves respiratory function, and fortifies the immune system. Hawthorn fruit acts as a potent antioxidant, increasing longevity and protecting the body from harmful free-radicals. Cocoa seed is not only soothing, but also excitatory, and adds a decadence to the tincutre’s taste.
Each 59ml tincture bottle contains 84 servings of 30 drops. The drops can be taken with water, tea, or any drink of your choice. Our products are free from additives, preservatives, and parabens. They are vegan and non-GMO.
It is recommended that you consult with a physician or qualified herbalist before use. We do not recommend use by pregnant or nursing mothers, or by children.
]]>This plant has been used in traditional Mexican medicine, such as infusions, teas, antiseptic solutions, for the treatment of various disorders. Damiana extracts have medicinal effects against common symptoms of menopause such as difficulty sleeping, headaches and vaginal dryness. If you find yourself having difficulty sleeping we suggest infusing hot tea before bed which aids in relaxed and restful sleep.
Headaches are an everyday occurrence when we are adventuring over to maturity in our journey of womanhood. Damiana has been known to ease you in a relaxed state, encouraging peaceful energy around you. For fast acting results you can take a page out of our ancestor’s ways and choose to smoke this fascinating herb. Or for those of you that appreciate tinctures this affection tincture delivers adaptogenic and aphrodisiac plant powers by encouraging restful sleep as well as inspiring intimacy pleasure for a sacred love ceremony.
Indigenous women in Mexico have always used consecrated Damiana into an oil to invite sexual potency, but did you know this oil can be used on the outside of the yoni to boost libido, replenish ketones and dryness, and support vaginal health. Flor de Amor has formulated the only damiana plant based intimate moisturizer and massage oil designed for ultimate nourishing and rejuvenating intimate tissues and respecting a woman sexual needs for pleasure, arousal and skincare. Visit: www.flordeamor.com
“Please consult with your doctor and expert on the guidance of using this plant. Damiana is not intended for use with pregnant women“
Creosote bush is remarkable for several reasons. The individual plants live an extremely long time – often 100-200 years. Creosote bush grows on well drained slopes, valley floors, plains and sand dunes in Northern Mexico. Traditionally it is used as a cure for stomach pains, fever, colds, arthritis, and pain killer. I suggest if you have joint stiffness aches, and pains which is a frequent symptom with menopause use this daily. The leaves tincture can be made into a lotion or salve to place and soothe on joint pain.
If you feel a hot flash come to light Creosote is the go to herb for relieve, place a sprig of Creosote leaves and flowers in a cup. Add boiling water, cover and steep 5 to 10 minutes (depending on strength desired), then strain. You may want to sweeten this strong, aromatic tea with honey.
Some women when transitioning over to maturity experience skin break outs or hair loss. Dragon’s blood has been used in Mexican traditional medicine to treat different diseases or to prevent hair loss. Jatropha dioica has been around for a while, this plant forms colonies from subterranean rhizomes. You can identify the plant by looking at the arching, succulent stems reach a height of 20–60 cm and have few branches. They are tough and sufficiently flexible to be tied into overhand knots without breaking.
Once foraged, the stems of the plant are cooked in hot water, and the liquid is applied to the hair after washing. The liquid recovered from the cooking of dragon’s blood stems is made into a lotion and used for the treatment of strokes, small wounds, acne, and also for other skin conditions. We suggest you add essential oils such as lavender or peppermint to your mix. Get your local Baja oils here. (https://www.facebook.com/thebajamandala/)
This mushroom holds mind altering and opening powers, we suggest to conduct more research if you plan on incorporating into your journey through menopause. Much of our understanding of religion comes from eyewitness written accounts of Spanish priests of the ritual and medicinal use of psychoactive mushrooms by Native Americans during the early exploratory period in Meso-America. The majority of these “mushroom cults” used liberty caps. Some accounts note that the mushrooms were mixed with mescal, a naturally fermented beverage obtained from agaves and drunk like wine.
Depression has come hand and hand with many women who are going through menopause. Estrogen interacts with chemicals in the brain that can affect mood. In some women, the decrease in estrogen during menopause may lead to depression. Hot flashes and insomnia during this transition may also cause emotional distress. Modern neuroscience has revealed how psilocybin interacts with serotonin receptors in the brain in order to produce a range of consciousness-altering effects. New research demonstrates how effective magic mushrooms can be at treating depression. In some cases, one dose can be enough to alleviate the symptoms permanently.
“Please consult with your doctor and expert on the guidance of using this plant.“
Prickly Pear is an essential element of Mesoamerican botanical history. For centuries the Aztecs and many other Mexican indigenous groups have used ripe fruits and the nopales both as a food and a medicine. It’s high in fiber, antioxidants and carotenoids. Indeed, prickly pear cactus is popular in many areas of the world, particularly Mexico, where it is a native plant.
When your body is going through menopause it tends to reduced estrogen and may also lower metabolic rate, the rate at which the body converts stored energy into working energy. It’s possible the same thing happens with women when estrogen levels drop after menopause.
If you are one of many women with lower metabolic rate you can use this plant to your advantage. You can prepare it many ways, but my favorite is consumption. The edible parts are the leaves, flowers, stems and fruit. Prickly pear cactus is eaten whole (boiled or grilled). It is also made into juice and jams. Here is my Abuela’s favorite jam recipe. https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/254409/prickly-pear-jelly/
When the world hears about Chili Peppers they automatically think MEXICO! In Mexico, chili is used in all authentic Mexican dishes, not only is it used for taste it is also used for lots of different health benefits including lowering your blood pressure. For those that have high blood pressure when going through menopause chili peppers might be just what the doctor ordered, according to a new study. While the active ingredient that gives the peppers their heat, a compound known as capsaicin, might set your mouth on fire, it also leads blood vessels to relax.
Studies have also proven eating chili releases endorphins which is chemicals in charge of provoking pleasure! So when you are feeling down, use this recipe and make yourself an authentic Mexican dish with extra chilies. https://damndelicious.net/2019/04/18/mexican-street-tacos/
Mexican Log is a species of tropical hardwood tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is known in its native Mexico and Guatemala as “palo de brasil” or “palo de tinto”. The timber is used to make bows for stringed instruments, the manufacture of dyes and in ethnobotany and medicinal use.
An extract of boiled heartwood chips is reported to have antibiotic properties, to reduce fever, and to act as a tonic to strengthen the body. We are all aware of times when we feel weak throughout the day and that heightens when going through menopause.
Though Damiana is a lesser known essential oil than Lavender or Ylang Ylang, it is like having the best of these two herbs for a full package experience. Essential oils are used by “sniffing” the product and allowing the aromas to affect your body, or by putting the essential oils into diffusers that spray a mist into the air for a pleasant, relaxing experience. Damania helps your body to get more restful, healing, rejuvenating sleep that your body needs. But this herb does so much more!
Damiana has health and wellness benefits dating back centuries. The Mayans used this herb to generate lucid dreaming and to deepen meditation practices, and for spiritual experiences. They used it for restful sleep, relieve stress, and give a general sense of well-being. Today, it is used in essential oil form for people who want help with their breathing and their stress.
Just a sniff of the aromatic essential oils of Damiana helps with so many things. Some people use it to help with headaches, upset tummy or other digestion issues, depression and anxiety, to help their immune system and feel relief from the stresses of everyday life.
With so much going on in the world today, we can all use a bit of stress relief and better sleep. It helps to support your immune system and keep your body in a state of wellness so you don’t get run down and make yourself vulnerable to sickness. If you are feeling stressed about everything that is going on in your life, let yourself be swept away with this ancient herbal aromatic that’s been making people feel better since those early wisdom-seeking Mayans. It’s time to feel better.7
Disclaimer: This information is offered as general reference and is not intended to replace medical advice or diagnosis. Please refer to packaging instructions on any product for recommended use and dosing.
Improve Orgasms
Damiana can help as a natural herbal aphrodisiac. For women, damiana doesn’t only help improve orgasms, but it improves overall libido. Taking a tincture serving is one of the many damiana benefits to help women achieve maximum arousal, which improves overall orgasms.
Women Who Don’t Reach Orgasms
Even women who don’t, or very rarely, achieve climax, can still reap damiana’s benefits. One such way, damiana, especially as an intimate massage oil, helps improve the climax frequency by treating the symptoms of vaginal dryness. Vaginal dryness is linked with the inability to orgasm.
Alleviate Trauma Around Sexuality
Trauma around sexuality originates in the brain, and it can cause a lack of sexual arousal or orgasms. The anxiety or depression stemming from trauma makes it difficult to initiate intercourse. That’s why taking a tincture of damiana helps symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression.
Improves Libido For Menopausal Women
Menopause is a time in every woman’s life when she starts seeing a decrease in her hormones. That also means a decrease in her overall libido. It’s important to boost the sex drive with a lubricant that doesn’t just support vaginal health but helps stimulate arousal too. There’s plenty of damiana benefits for the sex drive.
Damiana is a beautiful low-growing plant that, when bloomed, has equally beautiful yellow flowers. This blooming is a metaphor for the awesome power damiana has when used in the right products. Whether you’re dealing with sexual trauma or going through menopause, there’s something for every woman who wants something natural to support her libido, boost her mood, improve her sexual health, and overall wellness.
]]>There’s something fascinating about the alchemy of herbs and smoke. For centuries, herbal smoking has been a thread deeply woven into the fabric of cultures around the world, a form of communion between plants, its medicine and our breath. The transformation of plants into smoke and ash when experienced through our body, resonates with us at an emotional and physical level. Herbal blends and self-love go hand by hand, inviting all 5 elements into your ceremony. So let’s connect with your inner white witch and blend up our favorite concoctions together. We will explore what herbs you can blend with your Damiana leaf and what areas you are wanting to heal at your late night self-ceremony.
Women have used Damiana over centuries for many aspects of their healing journey throughout life. Damiana, also known as the old women´s broom, is an ancient adaptogen used widely in Mexico and Central America, long beloved for its immune-supporting, libido-enhancing, relaxing, invigorating and fertility-boosting qualities. Not only is this fine herbal used for PMS, Female stimulation, menstrual problems, urinary infections, and frigidity, but can also help support your passage of prevention. How, you ask? Great question, There are multiple ways to use Damiana and today I will guide you on how to adopt this herb into your everyday lifestyle.
First, we have to talk about the prevention of Breast Cancer and the simple task women all around can do daily, and that is massaging your beautiful mammary glands. Breast massages may help detect breast cancer, possibly as a form of self-examination. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists report that 71% of breast cancer cases in women under 50 are found during breast self-examinations. Early diagnosis of breast cancer can lead to a better outcome — it provides more opportunity for treatment before the cancer spreads far. When breast cancer is localized, most people have a 99% chance of living after the initial diagnosis.
Massaging oils come in handy for this technique and if you are doing this at least twice a week, recommended by the National Breast Cancer Organization, you need to make sure you are using quality organic massage oils.
Flor De Amor’s Damiana Nectar – Botanical Body. Breast and Intimacy Oil is made of 7 wildcrafted plant-based oils and essences, including Damiana, Ylang Ylang, Rose Otto and Vanilla. In addition to providing a soothing application with aromatic self-healing properties, there has also been a clinical study reported that the components in Damiana bound to progesterone receptors in cultured human breast cancer cells, leading researchers to surmise that it had a neutral or anti-estrogenic activity! Evoke and evolve your femininity with massage oil after your bath and enhance these techniques to your self-care routine.
Damiana is a blissful and versatile herb, throughout my Abuela’s journey. She would use Damiana tea has one of her weapons in her fight against Breast Cancer. Damiana is one of the best herbs for the mood, the nervous system and the reproductive system! It has a calming, euphoric effect which can help with the acceptance and disruption of this ghastliness disease. My family most often smoked the herb or drank the tea using Flor De Amor’s Herbal Organic Tea & Smoke for Stress & Sleep Support. We find our self in a more open and relaxed state of mind when self-healing. It’s simply one of our favorite herbs to gear our body and mind to the happy, peacefulness which can help when you are in a state of anxiety or depression. Our site also has a collection of other Damiana products including Muah! Mood Uplifting Stress Supporting Damiana Edibles to help you along your journey.
Damiana is an ancient herbal ally to integrate into your breast health routine, because of its many hormonal balancing benefits. We are reminded for the next 31 days women everywhere are fighting this fight and these survivors are reminded we, as women, are here to provide help and inspire hope to those affected by breast cancer through early detection, education, and support services. We wear our pink ribbon proudly and remind them they are She-ro! who combines assertiveness, optimism, femininity and sexuality, despite the effects of treatment!]]>In this vein, our Damiana edibles are a spirited, delicious and warming gift of nutrition to our vessel. Expertly crafted and handmade, these inspiring edibles contain Damiana and other essential gifts from this earth that help us balance our moods, alleviate depression, spark the libido and allow the body to relax into deep inner knowing.
Beloved throughout Mexico and Central America as the flower of love, flor de amor, Damiana is widely recognized as a mood and libido enhancing herb that permits relaxation and stress-free living, while also promoting affection, heart centeredness, increasing fertility and boosting the immune system.
Here, in a blissful treat, we combine sacred Damiana with one of Mexico’s most precious gifts to the world: Cacao. Here in the land of ancient gods and goddesses, sacred mountains and temples, organic chocolate has long been revered for its own mystical qualities and undisputed health benefits; now even recognized by Western medicine.
Our Damiana edibles contain 70% Organic Mexican Cacao, which is cultivated in its native land and contains high amounts of flavanols. Proven to lighten depression, enhance mood and cognitive abilities, and to increase life expectancy, organic cacao such as ours serves as a powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory.
Cacao has a long history of adoration and is seen in the ancient Aztec, Mayan and Zapotec codices, with remnants of chocolate being found in sacred temples throughout Mexico and dating back thousands of years.
We sweeten our Damiana edibles and organic cacao with organic honey, one of nature’s best anti-inflammatories that also helps with allergies and in its organic and natural form, helps raise the frequency we vibrate on. By ingesting honey, you ingest nature at its most fertile. At its most diverse and alive.
We continue to honor Mexico in our Damiana edibles by adding another integral Mesoamerican ingredient: Vanilla. Native to Mexico in the form of vanilla orchids, like chocolate and Damiana, it’s another of Mexico’s generous and healthful gifts to the world. Vanilla is a natural relaxant and aphrodisiac, here adding just a tinge of earthy sweetness to our edibles.
We mix this goodness with organic almonds and cinnamon, creating the unique blend of our edibles, with just a hint of Damiana’s bitter tang, blended masterfully with these other healing elements.
Damiana edibles offer an increasing absorption, even as you savor them, into the system to allow decompression, relaxing away tension and allowing you to move forward from a place of vitality and heart-centeredness. Enhancing mind-body-spirit connection, Damiana is precious and valuable in all forms (tincture, oils, mists and flower essences, leaf, etc.). She’s just the most delicious as mixed with our artisanal blend.
Edibles offer long-lasting effects, making them an ideal dessert with your lover, opening the spiritual gateways to allow the divine sensuality between you to dance, intertwine and entangle. You can also experience these natural aphrodisiacs on your own, falling into deep appreciation with the sacredness of self, or with life and the natural world that surrounds you.
A perfect treat to enjoy with your beloveds, to incorporate into sacred union and also just to enjoy before or after a long day, we know from experience that our Damiana edibles simply make things a bit brighter. Something we could all use right now.
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Hi there Amores, our highest interest at Flor de Amor is your health. We believe real transformation begins at the level of the body, and in the subconscious mind. Flor de Amor has prepared healing hypnosis for your euphoric sleep, recorded live in the tranquil beauty of Baja California Sur, Mexico. Listen to this daily (or nightly!) for a week along with taking our 100% Pure Damiana Essential Oil or Damiana Tincture as indicated to ensure a euphoric, healing sleep.
Damiana is a sacred herb revered throughout Mexico and Central America for its healing properties since ancient times. It boosts the immune system, enhances libido, elevates mood, relaxes, increases fertility, arouses and leads into a euphoric sleep, ripe for dream states. The Mayans had sleep temples in which Damiana would be consumed with the goal of resting into lucid dreams. These lucid dreams are powerful for our subconscious transformation and also to give way into a deeper sleep.
When we use Damiana for sleep, we wake up feeling refreshed, and able to fully experience its other benefits during our waking hours.
]]>Smoke is the presence of air (breath), earth (plants and herbs) and fire (heat). When practiced in moderation and with appropriate and wildcrafted herbs and plants, this elemental stimulation can welcome an integration into the body, which consists of up to 60 percent water. The act of smoking sacred herbs and plants is an act of balancing the body.
Damiana is one of these sacred herbs, smoked ritualistically and strongly related to the connection of culture, tradition and spirituality. Known colloquially throughout Mexico and Central America as the flower of love, flor de amor, Damiana is widely recognized as a mood and libido enhancer, that permits relaxation and stress-free living, while also promoting affection, heart centeredness, increasing fertility and boosting the immune system.
While we love Damiana in whatever form she comes in (oils and elixirs, facial mists, chocolates, teas, bath herbs, etc.), we can’t get over the deliciously spicy and earthy tastes it leaves in our mouths after a luxurious smoke session. When we indulge, we do so in a conscious way and enjoy its myriad benefits.
Smoked alone or coupled with herbs and plants such as cannabis, mullein, opal basil and tobacco, Damiana leaf releases mind and body tension quickly in smoke form. Its small, green leaves can easily be separated from the stems to be rolled up and smoked at leisure, providing a natural high, similar but milder than that of cannabis. Like a fine cigar, Damiana’s smooth smoke can be enjoyed as a dessert herb. Damiana smoke is subtly pleasing, with euphoric effects.
Noel Cianci, founder of Flor de Amor and an herbal maven and Kundalini yoga teacher in Baja California Sur, Mexico, says Damiana is a helpful alternative for those who are looking to reduce or completely cut their dependence on cigarettes and even excessive cannabis use.
The herb is tasty, but non-habit forming. “It soothes the nerves,” she says. “Some people say it’s their favorite herb to smoke. In Mexico and Central and South America, it has been smoked for centuries for its relaxation and euphoric properties.”
It’s actually so smooth, Cianci says, that the Mayans use it to this day as a cure for asthma, as it gently clears the lungs, and for illnesses in which it can help suppress coughing. Most importantly, perhaps, it can help regular cigarette smokers wean off commercial nicotine products.
“Blending the smoke is beautiful,” Cianci says, adding that Flor de Amor has Damiana cigarettes for sale in Baja California Sur, with organic Damiana leaf harvested from her farm. “It’s a really pleasant taste and it brings a grounded sense to the smoke if you mix it with cannabis, bringing the cannabis down to earth a bit and adding a jovial sense to the experience.”
Sacred smoke, and we’re not talking about a daily practice here, is something that is safe, pleasurable, and connecting when we make it a ritual, Cianci says. A ritual that has been removed from the smoking experience as tobacco was commodified.
Smoking commercial cigarettes are undeniably anti-health, and today there are more people than ever before trying to quit what easily becomes decades or even a lifelong addiction. The chemical compounds and addictive nature of nicotine are the antitheses of a healthy lifestyle, supporting big businesses that profit off of the knowledge that their products are deadly.
The corruption of tobacco smoking has robbed us of the deep connection it offers us to our various lineages. Tobacco itself is a sacred herb native to the Americas and its seizure and poisoning by corporations is a post-colonial desecration of one of the most spiritual plants in the Western Hemisphere.
Smoking to the point of addiction and overuse has been paramount to the corruption of tobacco, and that relationship has pivoted our culture’s views on smoking to generally unfavorable, even when chemicals are not involved. The motivation toward excess is inherently capitalistic.
It’s time to reclaim the ritual. To know that we can easily enjoy a smoke in moderation, in its sacred essence as our elders did, is an empowering way to establish a connection with the earth and with ourselves.
]]>While most people in the wellness community understand the importance of daily skin moisturizing, far fewer understand the benefits of facial mists.
Let’s be clear: Facial mists are certainly enjoyable, but that’s just a side effect! When you use a good facial mist, especially one that is handmade of wildcrafted ingredients, you are humectifying the skin. A quick spritz of facial mist can brighten the complexion, wake us up and give us an overall refreshed look.
Mists are a must in any beauty skincare regimen. By keeping the skin moisturized throughout the day, you’re giving a boost to your moisturizer, allowing it to last longer. You’re cleansing any pollutants or toxins that may have settled on your face and neck as you go about your daily business.
For anyone living in a dry environment or in a large city, the wear and tear those extremes have on the skin are evident. Carrying a mist around to spray the face in the car before entering a building, or in the bathroom between meetings will keep your skin and even your makeup looking fresh. Just two spritzes and the skin is shimmery, soft and glowing.
Our Damiana Myst is skinfood for aging gracefully. No matter what stage of life you are at, keeping the skin clear of damaging free radicals and keeping it hydrated are the keys of natural beauty for today and all of your tomorrows. Misting throughout the day is akin to providing regular, quality maintenance on your vehicle.
We want to meet the world each day with fresh eyes and an easy smile, though as the hours drift by, sometimes we need a pick-me up. Spritzing Damiana on the face and neck, and even the hair (if it needs a little lift), not only offers the aromatherapy benefits of our sacred herb, but it’s like drinking a cup of green tea. It’s a pick me up, ideal for use throughout the day.
Hydrosols, flower essence water, are the major component to our facial mist, and that is important. Many mists on the market consist of alcohol which actually dries the skin. Our Damiana hydrosol is steam distilled using fresh Damiana. That’s actually the only ingredient!
Steam-distilled water and our sacred herb Damiana, fresh from our farm. Every spritz takes you on a mood-enhancing trip to sunny Baja, with the ocean breeze and humidity dancing in light clouds above the desert’s pastel-hued mountains.
Our mist, aside from beautifying the mind and body, is also a relaxing way to slip into the evening or into an amorous engagement. Spray lightly on pillows before relaxing into bed and/or lingerie to benefit from the warming and elevating properties of Damiana.
Known colloquially throughout Mexico and Central America as the flower of love, flor de amor, Damiana is widely recognized as a mood and libido enhancer, that permits relaxation and stress-free living, while also promoting affection, heart centeredness, increasing fertility and boosting the immune system.
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Life was not easy by modern standards and the consequences of harvesting your beans, corn, onions, or sweet potatoes meant the difference between going hungry or not. These decisions were the primary stressors for the local people. However, they had no idea that this golden green elixir, which was part of their daily ritual, contained monoamine aromatase inhibitors. These inhibitors function by increasing serotonin and dopamine levels and part of their molecular make-up, including polyphenol apigenin, to help balance hormone levels, and mood swings. Fast forward to today where the stressors have different faces but our attachments to ideas, past traumas, and desires continue to cause emotional suffering. It is extremely important that we address this and begin the process towards healing and improving our overall wellbeing.
Damiana's properties allow us to make unique formulations with other synergistic herbs to help you see the world in a more compassionate way and help you adapt to today’s stressors. It is this compassion for ourselves and others that clears the way for emotional healing. Damiana is a subtle, soothing ally. You may find your exhale become a little longer, a smile sneaking through or a touch becomes more tender. The motto, ‘Be here now’ is Damiana’s middle name! It may help you find more presence in many different settings, from conversation to meditation to even lovemaking. At Flor de Amor we have a variety of Damiana products, including an ethically wildcrafted essential oil, to help guide you on your path of emotional healing. It is our great joy to share this plant with the world, honoring its gift to humanity with passion from our hearts to yours.
With deep respect for you,
Rosho]]>How my PMS routine has become more manageable, my hormones are more balanced and I can lead a normal life
]]>Causes of PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome) are varied, complex and medically yet unknown. The symptoms can range from mild to intense, sometimes hijacking our behavior and directing our choices. In the traditional medicine circles, generally speaking, PMS is seen as a hormonal imbalance due to physical, mental or emotional stress.
Damiana is an ancient shrub native to Central and South America, regions of the southern U.S., and the Caribbean, traditionally used by the Mayans, Aztecs and the Guaycura people.
Mostly known and used as an aphrodisiac, Turnera diffusa, or Damiana often called “the Flower of Love”, offers a wide range of benefits. It has long since been known to stimulate the libido (both male and female), bringing ripples of pleasure throughout the body, a blissful, cozy calm and a sense of deep inner connection to our own wild feminine.
Damiana is excellent at bringing relaxation to all parts of the body, therefore enhancing sleep and proper melatonin production, which is an essential component in regulating the hormonal system. It is a warming herb that brings circulation to the periphery of the body, especially to the sexual centers, nourishing the reproductive organs.
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"By adding this tincture to my daily routine my PMS has become more manageable, my hormones are more balanced and I can lead a normal life, while I am experiencing a moon cycle, with our disrupting the harmony of my life and those I hold dear. I would totally recommend this to any women suffering from this malady."
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A plant-based adaptogenic hydrosol may be just what your skin is missing to stay young, and elastic.
To maintain glowing skin as we age, we often hear about rigorous routines that feel anything but natural to us. These routines end up not working in the long-term and we are left looking for alternatives.
What if I told you that you can have radiant, youthful skin using a plant-based product which will make you feel connected to nature?
One of Flor de Amor’s products, the Damiana Myst, does wonders for the skin. It’s main ingredient, damiana, is an ancient plant used for modern healing. This mist is a sweet, tropical, hydrosol which works wonders elevating your mood and leaving your skin with a spa glow.
Our organic certified farm in Baja California ethically harvests damiana, using two thousand pounds of dry damiana to make 1 liter of essential oil. The final product is the essential oil, and this distinctive spicy aromatic hydrosol.
I'm witnessing my own skin’s radiant return since incorporating this supreme superfood to my daily routine. It has made me feel more connected to Mother Earth, and it’s filled with bioavailable nutrients, that illuminate hydrate, nourish, and refresh my skin.
Living in the Sonoran desert in Baja California, I’m aware how the dry air elements are taking a toll on my skin. Spending time outdoors farming, caring for my horse and my dogs doesn’t help with my dry skin. This new therapeutic routine of a few spritzes of Damiana Myst has restored youthfulness to my complexion and makes me feel elevated and in tune with nature.
Damiana offers a wealth of antioxidants while also firming and tightening to help heal damaged skin cells.
About Flor de Amor
Flor de Amor is a modern botanical brand of affections, confections, and resurrections dedicated to living a more heart-centered and passionate life based on wildcrafted, steam distilled damiana. Flor de Amor offers natural products that stimulate health, tend to the heart, and bring wholeness to our sense