The Passion Potion: Damiana Essential Oil
Damiana has been used for centuries as a love potion due to its intoxicating fragrance which sets the tone for romance and creativity. The Damiana aroma is bright yet soft, and can help take the edge off after a stressful or long day. Damiana Essential Oil is linked to the Sacral Chakra because of its aphrodisiac and soothing effects. Use Damiana Essential Oil to spark passions and steady the body, mind, and spirit.
The Passion Potion
Damiana Essential Oil is sourced from Mexico, from the Turnera Diffusa plant, a small flowering shrub, which can be found from Southern Texas through Central and South America.
Historically it was used by the Aztecs and Mayans as a tea to help with sleep, reduce stress and uplift sexual energy.
Using it both topically and aromatically, Damiana Essential Oil is connected to the sacral chakra and has been shown to help with libido, frigidity, and impotence with an uplifting effect by increasing circulation and sensitivity to sex organs.
Celebrate with Damiana
Damiana Essential Oil is an oil of celebration. It uplifts, inspires, and helps us connect at a higher level with ourselves, our relationships, and our environment.
Through these lifted connections, we can celebrate life, our creations, and our passions with greater ease and joy.
Here’s some trivia for your next game night: Damiana is thought to be part of the original recipe for the Margarita cocktail!
The citrusy chamomile-like essence was likely used in the place of something like Triple Sec. Yum! Damiana was also part of the original recipe for Coca-Cola. Pemberton’s French Wine Coco was a medicinal beverage that contained wine, damiana, cocaine, and kola nuts.
This concoction was sold as a cure for nerve trouble, digestive issues, headaches, and most importantly, as an “invigorator of the sexual organs.” It’s Party Time!
Sacral Steadiness
Damiana Essential Oil can be helpful in balancing the emotions connected to sexual and menstrual issues. Damiana helps to ease these problems because it relaxing, balancing and uplifting.
It has been shown effective in reducing anxiety and promoting creativity. When less anxious and stressed, there can be improvements in digestion as well.
Damiana Essential Oil continues to be used to help relieve constipation and reduce painful intestinal and endometrial cramping.
Damiana Essential Oil is strongly connected to the sacral chakra, demiurgic creation and the Aztec fertility god and goddess’.
Xochipilli is the god of love, art, game, beauty, dance, flowers, maize, fertility and song. Xochiquetzal is the goddess of fertility, female sexual power, beauty, and is the protector of mothers, pregnancy, childbirth and women’s crafts.
Inspirational recipes for celebrations, challenges and the sacral chakra follow below.
Margarita Magic
Set the scene for Celebration with this Damiana Margarita Magic Diffuser Blend.
- 3 drops Damiana Essential Oil
- 3 drops Lime Essential Oil
- 3 drops Elemi Essential Oil
- 3 drops Lemon Essential Oil
- 3 drops Juniper Berry Essential Oil
Enjoy this uplifting and celebratory diffuser blend. Diffuse this blend at a gathering to get everyone lifted, feeling fresh and ready to mingle!
Climacteric Massage Blend
Climacteric Massage Blend is designed to help relieve discomfort and ease transitions in the sacral zone of the body.
- 10 drops Damiana (dilute) Essential Oil
- 6 drops Rose Otto (dilute) Essential Oil
- 3 drops Hops Essential Oil
- 3 drops Citrus Kiss Essential Oil Blend
Dilute in Meadowfoam Seed Carrier Oil and then gently massage the abdomen and low back with this intoxicating blend to assist with Low libido, peri and post-menopausal issues, menses cramping relief, constipation, and digestive relief. This blend is appropriate for women and men who wish to uplift their Sacral Sensuality and steadiness.
Demiurgic Diffuser Blend
Feeling called to create? Need some energy to motivate and inspire you? Diffuse this demiurgic blend to spark creativity, connect with the divine within and get your sacral energies swirling.
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4 drops Tangerine Essential Oil
Damiana essential oil has an aroma that suggests novelty and curiosity. Damiana Essential Oil combined with mint and citrus, your focus will be sharper and ideas will be brighter. Unleash your creativity and be inspired!
Damiana is a bright yet soft essential oil that can inspire creativity, unleash sensuality, relaxation and celebration. If you feel called to support and uplift passions, consider investing in yourself with Damiana Essential Oil.
