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'''Yohimbe''', (Rubiaceae), common name '''Pausinystalia johimbe''', is a plant species native to western and central Africa (Nigeria, Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea). Extracts from yohimbe have been used in traditional medicine in West Africa as an aphrodisiac and have been marketed in developed countries as dietary supplements.<ref name="int"/>
== Description Uses== Yohimbe is one of five Pausinystalia evergreen species growing in West and Central Africa in lowland forests. The tree grows about 30m tall{{Uses|Erectile dysfunction}}, {{Uses|Depression}}, {{Uses|chest pain}}, {{Uses|exhaustion}}, with a straight bole that is rarely larger that 50-60 cm in diameter. The bark is grey to reddish-brown{{Uses|blood pressure}}, with longitudinal fissures{{Uses|diabetic nerve pain}}, easy to peel and bitter-tasting. The inner bark is pinkish and fibrous. The sapwood is yellowish and the heartwood is ochre-yellow; the wood is fine-grained and relatively dense and moderately hard. The leaves grow in groups of three{{Uses|Drowsiness}}, with short (about 2 cm) stems. The blades are oval-shaped{{Uses|impotence}}, 11-47 cm long and 5 - 17 cm wide. {{Uses|frigidity}}
== Uses Chemical Composition== *The wood and Yohimbe bark are used for firewood and construction. Bark, the most commercially important productextract contains approximately 6% indole alkaloids, of which 10-15% is used in extractions to make tinctures for traditional medicine and dietary supplementsyohimbine.*Extracts from the bark A 1995 chemical analysis of 26 commercial yohimbe products reported that most commercial yohimbe are used in West Africa as a general tonic and as an aphrodisiac.[2][3][4] Yohimbe bark and extract are widely used in manufactured dietary supplements. The levels of products contained virtually no yohimbine present in yohimbe bark and manufactured supplements are highly variable.*Yohimbine is used in veterinary medicine to reverse sedation in dogs, elk or deer.*Yohimbine is used in veterinary medicine to reverse sedation in dogs, elk or deer.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common namenames=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}} ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown||}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==A plant of the humid, lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 500 metres<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Forest area}}, {{Commonly seen|Closed canopy forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Coastal forest}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> == References == <references><ref name="intchemical composition">[https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/life-science/nutrition-research/learning-center/plant-profiler/pausinystalia-johimbe.html "Pharmacology"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://nccihwww.nihpfaf.govorg/healthuser/yohimbe Plant.aspx?LatinName=Pausinystalia+johimbe "YohimbeCultivation details"]</ref>
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== External Links == * [https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Yohimbine#section=Top Yohimbe on open chemistry database.net]*[https://enwww.wikipediagaiaherbs.orgcom/products/ingredient/212/wikiYohimbe Yohimbe on gaia herbs plants intelligence]* [https:/Pausinystalia_johimbe Pausinystalia johimbe /www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono- Wikipedia759/yohimbe Yohimbe on webmd.com]* [https://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB01392 Yohimbe on Drugbank.ca]
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