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单词 yohimbe
释义

yohimben.

Brit. /jə(ʊ)ˈhɪmbeɪ/, U.S. /joʊˈhɪmbeɪ/
Forms: 1800s–1900s johimbehe, 1800s– yohimbe, 1800s– yohimbehe, 1900s– johimbe, 1900s– yohimbé.
Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from German. Etymons: French yohimbehe, yohimbe; German Yohmibehe, Yohimbe.
Etymology: Either (i) < French yohimbehe, yohimbéhé (1894), yohimbe, yohimbé (1905 or earlier), or (ii) < German Yohmibehe, Johmibehe (1896 or earlier), Yohimbe, Johimbe (1900 or earlier), both probably < a Bantu language of Cameroon (perhaps related to Duala yombwa, denoting both the tree and the medicine). Compare (probably directly < Duala) German Yumbehoa (1897 or earlier), English yumbehoa (1898 or earlier), both in the same sense, both rare. Compare scientific Latin johimbe, specific epithet (K. Schumann 1901, in Notizblatt Bot. Garten Berlin-Dahlem 3 94, probably < German).
1. A tropical evergreen tree, Pausinystalia johimbe (family Rubiaceae), native to West and Central Africa, the bitter-tasting bark of which contains the alkaloid yohimbine and is used in herbal medicines as an aphrodisiac and treatment for erectile dysfunction. Frequently attributive.
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1897 Western Druggist July 317/2 Yohimbe bark has been recommended as an aphrodisiac.
1901 Pharmaceut. Rev. 19 411 Botanical source of Johimbe Bark.
1920 H. C. Fuller Chem. Anal. Drugs & Medicines vi. 178 The especial microscopic characteristic of yohimbe bark is the structure of the secondary bark.
1976 Ebony June 85/1 The weary hunter..is likely to chew some bark from the yohimbé tree before relaxing with his woman for an evening of love.
1995 Washington Post (Nexis) 23 May z17 The one impotence drug now prescribed by some physicians (yohimbine pills, made from the bark of the yohimbehe tree..) is ineffective in most men.
2015 S. E. Edwards et al. Phytopharmacy 402 Yohimbe is a tall evergreen tree native to the tropical rain forests of Cameroon, the Congo basin, Gabon and Nigeria.
2. A medicinal preparation made from yohimbe bark; esp. any of numerous commercial preparations containing an extract of such bark and formulated in tablet or capsule form, used as an aphrodisiac and natural remedy for erectile dysfunction.
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1921 Jen-Sal Jrnl. Jan. 4/1 (advt.) Jen-Sal Elixer Yohimbehe Compound.
1975 High Times Dec. 38/1 (advt.) Yohimbe, well known African aphrodisiac—100 tablets $7 95.
1988 J. Harrison Dalva (1989) 86 With apologies to the lady with you I can ball all night on three capsules of Nigerian Yohimbe.
2001 Indiana (Pa.) Gaz. 3 Oct. 28 Yohimbe should be used only under medical supervision.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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