ibogaine

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noun

A naturally-occurring psychoactive compound found in a number of plants, principally iboga (Tabernanthe iboga), and used for medicinal and ritual purposes in African spiritual traditions of the Bwiti. Its use in opioid addiction treatment seems promising but has safety issues.

OriginFrench ibogaïne ← Myene iboga →
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Meanings

nounibogaine (countable and uncountable, plural ibogaines)

plural ibogaines

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA naturally-occurring psychoactive compound found in a number of plants, principally iboga (Tabernanthe iboga), and used for medicinal and ritual purposes in African spiritual traditions of the Bwiti. Its use in opioid addiction treatment seems promising but has safety issues.

    The biotech is launching clinical trials looking at ibogaine […] as a treatment for traumatic brain injury (TBI), they said. Ibogaine has historically been used in spiritual rituals by forest-dwelling tribes in Gabon for its mind-altering effects.

    2024 July 23, Oliver Barnes, “Google co-founder Brin backs biotech tapping psychedelic shrub for remedies”, in Financial Times, page 1

Origin

  1. Myeneiboga
  2. Frenchibogaïne
  3. Englishibogaine

From French ibogaïne, from Myene iboga.

More words from French, Myene

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Translations

Portuguese ibogaína
  • ibogaínaa psychoactive compound found in some plants
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APA

ibogaine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ibogaine

MLA

“ibogaine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ibogaine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ibogaine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ibogaine.

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