Ibogaine

Ibogaine is a natural extract from the plants in the Apocynaceae family. It includes such plants as the Tabernanthe Iboga, Voacanga africana and Tabernaemontana undulata, and is native to West-Central Africa.

It is the most active molecule extracted from the Tabernanthe iboga shrub’s root bark. Ibogaine has unique pharmacokinetic properties; it is an “addiction-interrupter” – the only known substance in the world which enables people to quit even highly addictive substances such as opiates, methamphetamines, alcohol, cocaine and nicotine without any withdrawal symptoms as well as psychological issues such as Depression, PTSD, anxiety, and Bipolar disorder. The almost miraculous effects of ibogaine happens rapidly, within the first hour of treatment.

How is Ibogaine treatment different from any other form of addiction treatment? It is an ADDICTION INTERRUPTOR; it permanently eliminates addiction, withdrawals and cravings and resets the opiate/opiod receptors as well as the brain to its pre addiction state.

Everyone who has taken Ibogaine reports that the session is the most intense experience of their life. At the same time, however, It is very gentle. It will not overwhelm you, nor cause any harmful side effects.

What are Ibogaine’s other healing factors?

The other factor which makes ibogaine an effective treatment for addictions is its ability to heal the emotional and psychological root causes of addiction. Ibogaine works through past traumas, learned destructive behaviours and belief systems. It heals the underlying emotional cause of your addiction. Ibogaine also has an enduring antidepressant effect which further contributes to a successful recovery plan.

Ibogaine also has other beneficial properties. It works as a strong detoxifier. It’s also known for its powerful antifungal, antiparasitic and antiviral actions, which promote general well being and increases the energy level of the patient after treatment.

Ibogaine is also used as a psycho-spiritual medicine and visionary tool. Consumption of the molecule induces a deep meditative state that can lead to visions and a dream-like state that can yield deep personal insights.

Ibogaine brings us back to ourselves, offering guidance and healing on a deep spiritual level. Many people report a noticeable and long lasting shift in their consciousness gaining a different perspective and new ways of understanding themselves and the world. The deep spiritual healing actions of ibogaine together with its brain resetting and reprogramming abilities described above are useful in treatment of mental and emotional conditions such as depression, anxiety, OCD or PTSD.

Ibogaine is now also used extremely successfully in the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease.

First Appearance

Ibogaine was first marketed to the public in France and was sold as a medical stimulant in the 1930s. Sold in 8mg tablets in the form of Lambarène, it was advertised as both a mental and a physical stimulant.

It showed “greater than normal efforts” by healthy individuals and also was used to help treat depression. After World War II, Lambarène became popular amongst many veteran athletes but was removed from the market after its ban in 1966.

The CIA studied the effects of Ibogaine in the 1950s, and in 1962 its anti-addictive properties were discovered by Howard Lotsof who was a severe heroin addict.

After one use of Ibogaine, Lotsof was addiction free, yet the substance was never allowed for public health as the US Government placed it in a Schedule Class I category in response to the growing popularity of psychedelic substances in this time.

Ibogaine counteracts a person’s addictions through powerful disruptive effects on the brain and addictive behavior. It causes them to regain control of their lives by effecting at least three types of major brain receptors.

Researchers have made some interesting findings. It is known that Ibogaine and Noribogaine bond with Opioid receptors, the same receptors that opiates like Heroin and Morphine as well as many other addictive substances bond with. It also seems to ease the transmission of information along Opioid and all addiction. It bonds with the same receptors as Opiates while improving the function of Opioid Neurotransmitters. In doing so, It prevents withdrawals, while the Opiates or other substances flush out of the system. It eliminates withdrawals and also prevents cravings from re-emerging.

Essentially, Ibogaine hits a reset button. You come back down fundamentally rearranged. Things are not the same; there is an entire spectrum of changes taking place, It brings your body and mental health back to a pre-addiction state. There is an immediate elimination of drug cravings, no withdrawal symptoms, and greater self-control.