A plant alkaloid with alpha-2-adrenergic blocking activity. Yohimbine has been used as a mydriatic and in the treatment of impotence. It is also alleged to be an aphrodisiac.
Indicated as a sympatholytic and mydriatic. Impotence has been successfully treated with yohimbine in male patients with vascular or diabetic origins and psychogenic origins.
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Bethesda, Maryland, United States
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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