Tabernanthe Iboga

Tabernanthe Iboga

• Iboga (Tabernanthe iboga) is a shrub that is used for ritual and ceremonial purposes in some African cultures.
• It contains psychoactive alkaloids such as ibogaine and has been used to treat dependency on alcohol and illicit drugs.
• Consumed in small doses, iboga root bark acts as a stimulant, often brewed into palm wine or chewed to curb hunger and fatigue. In larger doses, iboga has powerful psychoactive effects
• Iboga can increase a chemical in the body called acetylcholine. Acetylcholine plays a big part in many important body functions. Some medications, called anticholinergic drugs, block the effects of acetylcholine in the body. Taking iboga might decrease the effects of anticholinergic drugs.