Love Elixir

It is a composite elixir that brings together four heart plants: Guayusa (Ecuador), Rose (Morocco/Himalaya), Damiana (Mexico), and Blue Lotus (Egypt). Each one loves in its own way — the playful love of the guayusa, the noble love (agapé) of the rose, the maiden's love of the damiana, the sensual, mystical love of the lotus. The assembly of the four is an INFUSE proposition, not an ancient traditional recipe: each plant carries its own real lineage, the elixir is our composition.

Two uses. Day to day, in a small amount (a few drops), to keep the heart awake — preferably in the morning or daytime because of the caffeinated guayusa. As an opening dose, on an evening of presence, one to two pipettes to rekindle the fire of the heart and open intimacy, with one other or in a circle. Damiana's traditional rule holds for the whole elixir: you do not take it alone into the void, it is a plant of relationship.

The term calls for caution: INFUSE makes no promise of effect. What the lineages say is documented — Damiana belonged to the Mexican love brews, and a 17th-century Spanish missionary reported that people made a sweet drink from it to increase amorous potency. What the elixir actually does is shown by its effects, not by a promise: the inhibition that loosens, the warmth that returns to the body, the conversation that opens, the presence that settles upon the other.

Yes, the guayusa is a caffeinated plant (the leaves typically contain 1.7 to 1.8%). It is a real question for an elixir also conceived for the evening and for ceremony: depending on the amount of guayusa in the final formula, the full dose may be better kept to the daytime. People sensitive to caffeine should approach it with the same caution as a coffee.

Damiana is mildly uterotonic: avoid during pregnancy and the conception window; it inhibits MAO-B (caution with MAOI/SSRI antidepressants) and has a mild hypoglycaemic action (monitoring if blood sugar is fragile). Blue Lotus has theoretical interactions with SSRIs. Guayusa contains caffeine (caution if anxious, hypertensive, or with heart conditions; avoid the full dose in the evening). Avoid in children. If you are on treatment or in doubt, a doctor's advice comes before the plant.