ibogaine

American  

[ih-boh-guh-een] / ɪˈboʊ gəˌin /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. an alkaloid, C 20 H 26 N 2 O, obtained from an African shrub, Tabernanthe iboga, having antidepressant and hallucinogenic properties.

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Etymology

Origin of ibogaine

From French ibogaïne (1901), from New Latin iboga the shrub's specific epithet (said to be from an Indigenous language of the Congo) + French -ine -ine ²

Example Sentences

Since opening in 2021, Ambio reports administering ibogaine to more than 3,000 patients, including 1,000 military veterans.

From Los Angeles Times

Diaz-Arrastia, the Penn Medicine professor, said he would not advise that Americans order ibogaine online or travel outside the country for treatment, as it remains unregulated, with limited research.

From Los Angeles Times

Dr. Ramon Diaz-Arrastia, director of Penn Medicine’s TBI research center, said that ibogaine is “one of the more promising compounds” for treatment of TBI.

From Los Angeles Times

Ibogaine is a psychoactive compound from the root bark of a West African shrub and has been used by Indigenous people for medical and spiritual purposes for hundreds of years.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1993, the FDA approved a clinical trial to test ibogaine’s safety and how it was metabolized in the body.

From Salon