iboga

English

Tabernanthe iboga

Etymology

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Noun

iboga (uncountable)

1. Tabernanthe iboga, a perennial rainforest shrub and a source of the hallucinogen ibogaine.
   • 1985, Richard Alan Miller, The Magical and Ritual Use of Aphrodisiacs, page 41:

     The powdered bark (especially the root bark) of the iboga shrub is consumed by the natives of Gabon and part of the Congo in the initiation rites of a number of secret societies.

   • 2004, Chris D. Meletis, Jason E. Barker, Herbs and Nutrients for the Mind: A Guide to Natural Brain Enhancers, page 15:

     Native to Africa, Iboga has been used ceremonially as a hallucinogen. A powerful medicinal plant, Iboga has several pharmacological effects that have led it to be employed in the use of breaking addictive cycles, including tobacco and alcohol addiction.

   • 2009, Marlene Dobkin de Rios, The Psychedelic Journey of Marlene Dobkin de Rios, page 85:

     Under the influence of iboga, the Bwiti initiates are able to communicate directly with an assembly of dead ones—a chain of ancestors.
     The initiate falls to the ground in a stupor after drinking the iboga brew.

Derived terms

• ibogaine

Translations

Tabernanthe iboga, a perennial rainforest shrub

• Portuguese: iboga (pt) f

References

• Tabernanthe iboga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Tabernanthe iboga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈbɔ.ɡɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈbɔ.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈbɔ.ɡa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈbɔ.ɡɐ/ [iˈβɔ.ɣɐ]

• Hyphenation: i‧bo‧ga

Noun

iboga f (plural ibogas)

1. iboga (Tabernanthe iboga, a perennial rainforest shrub)