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<h1>Yohimbe Bark</h1>
Family:
Rubiaceae<br>
Genus: Corynanthe<br>
Species: yohimbe<p>
Usage: 6-10 teaspoons of shaved bark are boiled 10 minutes in 1 pt. water,
strained and sipped
slowly. Addition of 500 mg of vitamin C per cup makes it
take effect more quickly and potently
(probably by forming easily assimilated
ascorbates of the alkaloids). Bark can also be smoked.
Yohimbine
hydrochloride, a refined powder version, can also be snuffed. Also available
at many health/herb stores is a liquid extract. <p>
Effects: Called "the
most potent aphrodisiac known" and "the only true
aphrodisiac". Whether
aphrodisiacs exist outside of mythology or not is a
topic for debate, as is the definition of
"aphrodisiac". Anyway, first
effects after 30 minutes (sooner with vitamin C)
consist of warm, pleasant
spinal shivers, followed by psychic stimulation, heightening of
emotional and
sexual feelings, mild perceptual changes without hallucinations, sometimes
spontaneous erections. Some experience nausea during first 30 minutes.
Sexual activity is
especially pleasurable. According
to one source "Bantu orgies have been known to last
over a week" [Ed: don't
they get hungry?]. Total experience lasts 2-4 hours, however,
several
experiences lasting up to 24 hours have been reported. Aftereffects include
pleasant, relaxed feelings with no hangover, but difficulty sleeping for
a few hours (probably
largely due to the increased mental activity).<p>
Since they sell the stuff in
health food stores and I’m not sure what it’s
legitimate uses are, I’m willing to admit that
I’ve tried it. My experience
was worth repeating. This of course constitutes no endorsement on
my part of
illegal or legal drugs or of the use of yohimbe for any reason at all.<p>
I ground about 7 teaspoons of shaved bark in a spice grinder (fresh grinding
seems
to help with release of the active ingredients) and then boiled it in a
pint of water for
about 10 minutes. The stuff absorbs a lot of water. Also,
when freshly ground, you get some
FINE FINE FINE particles. It took me a good
15 minutes to filter the stuff out through coffee
filters (had to use a bunch
of filters cuz it clogged them up so bad). The resulting brew was
one of the
top three worst things I’ve ever tasted in my life (the other two being
calamus root and an abortive attempt at a kava kava concoction). It tasted
kind of like bile.
You can kill the taste if you put enough honey in the tea,
but the aftertaste never goes away.
As soon as you swallow it creeps up your
throat; really gross. The fact that the stuff should
be sipped slowly makes
this even worse. I would recommend finding a REAL strong chaser, like
pure
lemon juice or maybe a mint leaf–something that obliterates all other taste
in
your mouth when you eat/drink/chew it, yet is tolerably pleasant tasting.
I would swig/chew
this chaser after every sip of yohimbe tea.<p>
<b>WARNING: </b> The
active ingredients in yohimbe are MAO inhibitors.<br>
MAO stands for MonoAmine Oxidase,
an enzyme that breaks down certain amines
and renders them ineffective. MAO inhibitors, then,
are substances that
interfere with the action of monoamine oxidase, leaving the amines
intact.
If the amines in question are dangerous, they can cause nasty–even
deadly–side
effects. Furthermore, it is dangerous to combine MAO inhibitors.
If you are taking a
prescription drug that is an MAO inhibitor, like prozac or
most anti-depressants, avoid using
any substance listed as an MAO inhibitor
here.<p>
The bottom line is this:
when using an MAO inhibiting drug, don’t ingest
anything that contains potentially dangerous
amines, or any other MAO
inhibitor. If a substance is listed as an MAO inhibitor here, it may
be
dangerous when used in combination with any of the following substances:<p>
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sedatives<br>
tranquilizers<br>
antihistamines<br>
narcotics<br>
alcohol<br>
amphetamines (even
diet pills)<br>
asarone<br>
nutmeg<br>
macromerine<br>
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dill
oil<br>
parsley oil<br>
wild fennel oil<br>
cocoa<br>
aged
cheeses<br>
any tyrosine-containing food<br>
any other MAO
inhibitor<br>
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User’s account:<br>
Anyway, I took the tea with vitamin
C. About 20 minutes after I got done
drinking it I felt some mild nausea (more in my throat
than in my stomach),
some mellow trippy effects (just mostly weird thoughts and vivid
mental
images–nothing near a hallucination, no LSD-like mind racing), also had some
speedy effects (like being on 500 mg of caffeine–jitters, etc) and
started getting a little
"pressure" in the groinal region. To make a long
story short, the nausea was a
bummer, and sex was incredible. Yohimbe
completely changes the meaning of the word
"orgasm" for men, anyway. I have
no idea what a woman’s reaction to it would
be.<p>
The sexual effects lasted about 4 hours (only cuz I was getting tired :^);
the
speedy effects decreased earlier than that, but I couldn’t sleep at all that
night
(even when I was ready to), and I’m sure it was because of the yohimbe.<p>
I also
recently tried the yohimbe extract that they sell in health food
stores. The stuff costs about
$7/oz. It comes in one ounce bottles with
screw-on eye-dropper caps. Recommended dose on the
bottle is 3-20 drops up
to three times a day. First time I tried it I took 35 drops with
absolutely
no effects. Recently, I took 100 drops mixed in orange juice. The stuff is
tasteless in minute quantities, but at 100 drops/~8 oz. of OJ, it added a
mildly bitter taste.
Not too bad, tho–1000x better than the tea. Anyway, it
didn’t do anything, so I took another
50 drops, then another 50, and still no
effects whatsoever. I wonder if the extract is even
active.<p>
I would advise yohimbe experimenters to use the tea form, and start
out with 4
or five teaspoons of fresh ground bark, as the effects of 7 teaspoons were
quite pronounced in me, and I am a 200 lb. male with a high tolerance for
everything.<p>
Interaction precautions: MAO inhibitor.<br>
Active Constituents: Yohimbine, yohimbiline, ajmaline. (Note that yohimBE is
the plant;
yohimBINE is one of the chemical principles found in the plant.)<br><br>
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