Ibogaine — a psychoactive plant derivative — has attracted attention for its anti-addictive and anti-depressant properties.

Ibogaine—a psychoactive plant derivative—has attracted attention for its anti-addictive and anti-depressant properties. But ...

It derives from a four-foot-tall shrub, Tabernanthe iboga, that grows in the Central African rainforest and was long used in traditional medicine as a mild stimulant and in religious ceremonies.

“What happened was, Dana had explained to me about how the Tabernanthe iboga, the root, the plant, was used by the Bwiti people of West Africa as a psychedelic ritual to communicate with the ...

Ibogaine, a psychoactive compound derived from the African shrub Tabernanthe iboga, has garnered attention for its potential anti-addictive properties, particularly in treating substance use ...

But ibogaine is a finite resource, extracted from plants native to Africa like the iboga shrub (Tabernanthe iboga) and the small-fruited voacanga tree (Voacanga africana). Further, its use can ...