Yohimbe

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Turkey

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Aphrodisiac, Fever

Science studied: ALLOYOHIMBINE, CORYNANTHEINE, 19-DEHYDROYOHIMBINE, DIHYDROCORYNANTHEINE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Rubiaceae

Scientific name: Pausinystalia johimbe

Common names: Yohimbe

History

The source record documents this plant in Turkey.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Aphrodisiac
• Fever

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Turkey

Documented cultural uses

• Aphrodisiac
• Fever

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Aphrodisiac · Turkey · "
• Fever · Turkey · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Non-targeted chemical analysis of consumer botanical products labeled as blue cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides), goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis), or yohimbe bark (Pausinystalia yohimbe) by NMR and MS. · 2023 source ↗
• Microscopic and UPLC-UV-MS analyses of authentic and commercial yohimbe (Pausinystalia johimbe) bark samples. · 2012 source ↗
• The role of vegetative propagation in the domestication of Pausinystalia johimbe (K. Schum), a highly threatened medicinal species of West and Central Africa. · 2004 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALLOYOHIMBINE
• CORYNANTHEINE
• 19-DEHYDROYOHIMBINE
• DIHYDROCORYNANTHEINE
• PSEUDOYOHIMBINE
• QUEBRACHINE
• TANNIN
• YOHIMBINE
• ALPHA-YOHIMBINE
• AJMALINE
• CORYNANTHINE
• DIHYDROSISSIRIKINE
• TETRAHYDROMETHYLCORYNANTHEINE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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