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==Background==
[[File:Pau de cabinda.jpg|thumb|Corynanthe johimbe, common name yohimbe]]
[[File:Yohimbe.jpg|thumb|Yohimbe bark]]
*Indole alkylamine from West African Yohimbine tree (''Corynanthe yohimbe'')
**Is a plant species in the family Rubiaceae native to western and central Africa (Nigeria, Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea)
**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.
*α2-adrenergic antagonist with cholinergic activity<ref>Chu J. Genitourinary Principles. In: Hoffman RS, Howland M, Lewin NA, Nelson LS, Goldfrank LR. eds. Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 10e New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2015.</ref>
*Commonly used for treating erectile dysfunction. Also, for other uses (eg, postural hypotension); marketed as athletic performance enhancers, dieting agent.
*Can be obtained via prescription.

==Clinical Features<ref>Chu J. Genitourinary Principles. In: Hoffman RS, Howland M, Lewin NA, Nelson LS, Goldfrank LR. eds. Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 10e New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2015.</ref>==
*[[Tachycardia]]
*[[Hypertension]]
*[[Mydriasis]]
*[[Nausea]], [[vomiting]], salivation
*[[Anxiety]]
*Large ingestions may cause mania, bronchospasm, lupus-like syndrome

==Differential Diagnosis==

==Evaluation==

==Management==
''Avoid β-Adrenergic antagonists - may lead to unopposed α1-adrenergic activity → ↑ hypertension''
*Symptomatic patients:
**Benzodiazepines for agitation/anxiety/sympathomimetic effects

==Disposition==

==See Also==
*[[Alpha blockers]]

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==References==
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