page_title: Pausinystalia johimbe
section_title: Uses
hierarchical_section_title: Pausinystalia johimbe / Uses
caption_attribution_description: English: Yohimbe (Pausinystalia Johimbe) has traditionally been used as a medicine in central and west Africa as both an aphrodisiac and a stimulant.
context_page_description: Pausinystalia johimbe, common name yohimbe, is a plant species native to western and central Africa. 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.
context_section_description: The wood and bark are used for firewood and construction. Bark, the most commercially important product, is used in extractions to make tinctures for  traditional medicine and dietary supplements.
  The main phytochemical in the extract is yohimbine, although it contains other alkaloids, such as corynanthine and raubasine, with undefined properties, adding to concern about its safety.
caption: Yohimbe bark
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