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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
Hypotensive 5 Duke, 1992 *
Hypothermic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Immunosuppressant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
MAO-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
MDR-Inhibitor 1 Bhat, U. G., et al. 1995. A Structure-Function Relationship Among Reserpine and Yohimbine Analogues in Their Ability to Increase Expression of MDR1 and P-Glycoprotein in a Human Colon Carcinoma Cell Line. Mol Pharmacol, 48(4): 682-689.
Mydriatic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Myocardiodepressant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Neurotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Peristaltic 1 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Pesticide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Psychotropic 1 Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990.
Respirastimulant 2 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Respirodepressant 1 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Respirostimulant 1 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Rhinorreic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Sedative 1 Duke, 1992 *
Sialogogue 1 Duke, 1992 *
Sympatholytic 2 Duke, 1992 *