Yohimbe Bark Native to the Congo, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Gabon, this tall and possibly endangered evergreen provides a wide variety of medicinal benefits. The bark of the yohimbe was used originally to treat problems including leprosy, fever, and coughs by West Africans. It has also been used to dilate pupils, as an anesthetic, as a way to prevent heart disease, and as a hallucinogen and an aphrodisiac. During the rainy season from May to September, Yohimbe bark is harvested. This is the time that it has the greatest alkaloid content. Yohimbe trees usually die after they have been stripped of their bark requiring the planting of numerous new trees. Yohimbe trees grow quickly and sometimes sprout from dead trees. 

1. Yohimbe is shown to be a powerful antioxidant;
2. Yohimbe is an aphrodisiac for both men and women;
3. Yohimbe also helps prevent arteries from getting clogged;
4. Yohimbe has also been shown to help prevent heart attacks;
5. Yohimbe is decreasing fat synthesis and working as a great anti-depressant
6. Yohimbe can also elevate mood, reduce anxiety and depression, and helps building muscles;
7. Recent studies suggest Yohimbe may be effective in the treatment of male impotence especially that associated with diabetes;

1. Applied in food field, mainly to be used as food additives;
2. Applied in health product field, as a male health products to increase sexual powers;
3. Applied in pharmaceutical field, it can treat various types of male impotence and sexual dysfunction.