ibogaine
Americannoun
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
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“Under President Trump’s leadership, we are accelerating the research, approval, and responsible access to promising mental health treatments,” Kennedy said, pointing specifically to ibogaine.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
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 ● Sep. 12, 2025
But scientists who have studied ibogaine have reported startling findings.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
In 2020, researchers led by David Olson, a chemist at the University of California, Davis, reported in Nature that a nonhallucinogenic analog of the psychedelic compound ibogaine called tabernanthalog showed antidepressive effects in rodents.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 26, 2022
The ibogaine thing was, instead, a classic Homeland cul-de-sac: a plot both ridiculous and needless.
From Slate ● Nov. 25, 2013
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