ibogaine

[ih-boh-guh-een]

noun

Pharmacology.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ibogaine¹

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

“Ibogaine gave me my life back. With AB 1103, California is leading — empowering researchers to advance rigorous studies with the urgency this work warrants.”

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Earlier this year, a Texas bill backed by the organization created a $50-million fund for clinical studies on ibogaine.

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A few years ago, Sonette Hill, another self-appointed psychedelic guide from Cape Town, gave her patient Ibogaine, a powerful psychedelic extracted from plants endemic to the tropical forests of Central and West-Central Africa.

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Ibogaine can be used as a powerful detox drug for people suffering from addiction.

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He ended up in an unregistered facility, treated by a dentist, and was given Ibogaine.

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