Drug Summary

  Drug name:  yohimbine
  Chemical name:  yohimbine
  Formula:  C₂₁H₂₆N₂O_{3  Weight:   354.4427
  CAS no:  146-48-5
  DrugBank link:  DB01392
  Description:  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. [PubChem]
  Indication:  Indicated as a sympatholytic and mydriatic. Impotence has been successfully treated with yohimbine in male patients with vascular or diabetic origins and psychogenic origins.}