Definition of Ibogaine

1. Noun. A naturally-occurring psychoactive compound found in a number of plants, principally iboga, and used for medicinal and ritual purposes in African spiritual traditions of the Bwiti. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ibogaine

1. an alkaloid used as an antidepressant [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ibogaine

1. One of several indole alkaloids extracted from tabernanthe iboga, baill. It is a hallucinogen and is being investigated for treatment of drug addiction, especially cocaine addiction. The mechanisms of action are not clear, but ibogaine probably interacts with opioid receptors and may be a neurotoxin. Pharmacological action: hallucinogens. Chemical name: Ibogamine, 12-methoxy- (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ibogaine

ibexes
ibices
ibid
ibid.
ibidem
ibides
ibis
ibisbill
ibisbills
ibises
ibn
ibn-Roshd
ibn-Sina
ibn Talal Hussein
iboga
ibogaine (current term)
ibogaines
ibolium privet
ibota privet
ibotenate
ibotenic
ibotenic acid
ibrik
ibriks
ibritumomab
ibritumomab tiuxetan
ibuprofen
ibuprofens
icaco
icaridin

Literary usage of Ibogaine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Problems of Drug Dependence: Proceedings of the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting by Louie S. Harrie (1999)
"Acutely, ibogaine also decreases extracellular levels of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens and striatum while ibogaine pretreatment (19 hours beforehand) ..."

2. The Plant Alkaloids by Thomas Anderson Henry (1913)
"ibogaine is said to resemble cocaine in taste and in small doses to stimulate the central nervous system. It possesses anaesthetic properties and in large ..."

3. Review of American Chemical Research by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Arthur Amos Noyes, William Albert Noyes (1904)
"... due to an alkaloid named ibogaine. The latter causes anesthesia like cocaine, and acts upon the medulla like kola. ..."

4. The Modern Materia Medica: The Source, Chemical and Physical Properties by Druggists circular (1912)
"Marketed by A. Klipstein & Co., New York. ibogaine HYDROCHLORIDE, C^NAHCl. is the salt of an alkaloid obtained from the root of iboga taber- ..."

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