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Plant Pausinystalia johimbe (Rubiaceae)

Common Names
Yohimbe
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
19-DEHYDROYOHIMBINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AJMALINE 16 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLOYOHIMBINE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-YOHIMBINE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CORYNANTHEINE 8 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CORYNANTHINE 8 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROCORYNANTHEINE 7 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROSISSIRIKINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PSEUDOYOHIMBINE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUEBRACHINE 2 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TETRAHYDROMETHYLCORYNANTHEINE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
YOHIMBINE 37 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Aphrodisiac 3 Duke, 1992 *
Bradycardic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 1 HerbalGram No. 22 - Spring 1990, page 14.
Carcinogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiodepressant 1 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Cardiotonic 1 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Cardiotoxic 1 Martindale's 29th
Cardiovascular 1 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Chelator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cholinergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Depressant 1 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
CNS-Stimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Convulsant 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Coronary-Dilator 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Emetic 1 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypertensive 1 Duke, 1992 *