- yohimbe bark
- a preparation of the bark of Pausinystalia yohimbe, used for the same indications as yohimbine hydrochloride; it has also been used traditionally as an aphrodisiac and for skin diseases and obesity.
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yohimbe bark
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yohimbe bark — /joʊhɪmbi ˈbak/ (say yohhimbee bahk) noun the bark of the yohimbe, used as an aphrodisiac and hallucinogen …
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yohimbe — noun Etymology: New Latin, probably from a Bantu language of southern Cameroon Date: 1930 a tropical African tree (Pausinystalia yohimbe syn. Corynanthe yohimbe) of the madder family whose bark yields yohimbine; also a preparation of the bark… … New Collegiate Dictionary
yohimbe — yo·him·be yō him bā, yə , bē n a tropical African tree (Pausinystalia yohimbe syn. Corynanthe yohimbe) of the madder family whose bark yields the alkaloid yohimbine also a preparation of the bark that is used esp. as an aphrodisiac … Medical dictionary
yohimbe — yōˈhimbā, yə , bē noun : a preparation of the bark of the yohimbé tree (Pausinystalia yohimbe syn. Corynanthe yohimbe) that contains the alkaloid yohimbine and in herbal medicine is held to be useful as an aphrodisiac and in treating weakness and … Useful english dictionary
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yohimbe — /yoh him bay, bee/, n. a tropical African tree, Corynanthe johimbe, whose bark is a source of the alkaloid yohimbine. [( < NL) a language of Cameroon, where specimens were first procured] * * * … Universalium
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