Editing Turnera diffusa (section)

==Phytochemistry==
Damiana contains damianin; tetraphyllin B; gonzalitosin I; [[arbutin]]; tricosan-2-one; [[acacetin]]; [[p-cymene]]; [[β-sitosterol]]; [[1,8-cineole]]; [[apigenin]];<ref name="pmc2005">{{cite journal | title=Anti-anxiety Activity Studies on Homoeopathic Formulations of Turnera aphrodisiaca Ward | publisher=Hindawi Publishing Corporation | date=February 9, 2005 | author=Kumar, Suresh | doi=10.1093/ecam/neh069| pmc=1062162 | pmid=15864356 | volume=2 | issue=1 | journal=Evid Based Complement Alternat Med | pages=117–119}}</ref> [[alpha-Pinene|α-pinene]]; [[beta-Carotene|β-carotene]]; [[beta-Pinene|β-pinene]]; [[tannin]]s; [[thymol]];<ref>{{cite book |first=Phyllis A. |last=Balch |title=Prescription for Nutritional Healing: the A to Z Guide to Supplements |edition=2 |publisher=Penguin |year=2002 |isbn=978-1-58333-143-9 |page=[https://archive.org/details/prescriptionfor000balc/page/233 233] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/prescriptionfor000balc/page/233 }}</ref> and [[hexacosanol]]. In total, 22 [[flavonoid]]s, [[maltol]] [[glucoside]], [[phenols|phenolics]], seven [[cyanogenic glycosides]], [[monoterpenoid]]s, [[sesquiterpenoid]]s, [[triterpenoid]]s, the polyterpene ficaprenol-11, [[fatty acid]]s, and [[caffeine]] have been found in the genus ''Turnera''.<ref>{{cite journal | year = 2014 |author1=Szewczyk, K |author2=Zidorn, C | title = Ethnobotany, phytochemistry, and bioactivity of the genus Turnera (Passifloraceae) with a focus on damiana – Turnera diffusa | volume = 152 |issue=3 | pages = 424–443 | issn = 0378-8741 | journal = Journal of Ethobotany | doi = 10.1016/j.jep.2014.01.019 | pmid = 24468305}}</ref> As of 2006, damiana's constituents have not been identified for their effects attributed to the whole herb.<ref>{{citation|title=Pharmacognostic Standardization of Turnera aphrodisiaca Ward |journal=Journal of Medicinal Food|doi=10.1089/jmf.2006.9.254|year=2006|volume=9|issue=2|pmid=16822212|pages=254–60|last1=Kumar |first1=Suresh |last2=Taneja |first2=Ruchi |last3=Sharma |first3=Anupam }}</ref>