Ibogaine and 18-MC: Hallucinogenic Plant from Africa Synthesized into Anti-Addictive Drug

     The synthetic chemical 18-MC (18-methoxycoronaridine) is derived from a West African hallucinogenic plant called tabernanthe iboga.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18-Methoxycoronaridine

http://www.ibogainealliance.org/18-mc/ 

     Its root bark is harvested and ground up to make ibogaine.

http://www.ibogainealliance.org/ibogaine/ 

http://americanaddictioncenters.org/meth-treatment/success-rate-for-ibogaine

http://www.healthline.com/health/ibogaine-treatment 

     Ibogaine is used in Bwiti religious ceremonies, and it forces the user to confront his addiction-related demons.

http://aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2010/10/bwiti-religion-nganga-and-tabernanthe.html 

     Ibogaine is currently illegal.

http://www.experienceibogaine.com/history-of-ibogaine/ibogaine-illegal-united-states/ 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_status_of_ibogaine_by_country

http://clearskyibogaine.com/is-ibogaine-legal/

http://www.ibogainealliance.org/ibogaine/law/ 

     Ibogaine is illegal because it is a powerful hallucinogen and because it causes withdrawals - as well as difficulty walking and body tremors - so the patient must be watched by a nurse (or trained shaman).

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43420999 

http://maps.org/research/ibogaine-therapy

http://www.rehabs.com/pro-talk/a-psychology-majors-experience-with-addiction-and-ibogaine-treatment/

http://www.drugwarfacts.org/chapter/ibogaine

     But when ibogaine is synthesized into 18-MC, there are no hallucinogenic/psychedelic effects. It has been tested on rats and it has been effective in reducing dependency on a wide variety of addictive substances.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3783954/ 

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091305716301940  

     18-MC is now being considered for treatment of opioid addiction.

http://www.psychcongress.com/article/company-will-test-psychedelic-treatment-opioid-addiction http://abovethelaw.com/2014/02/whos-to-blame-for-ibogaine-a-debate-over-whether-big-government-or-big-pharma-is-keeping-heroin-addicts-from-getting-well/

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/dec/10/ibogaine-heroin-addiction-treatment-gabon-withdrawal-danger-death

http://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2018/09/10/ibogaine-psychedelic-opioid-misuse-therapy 

     According to the following article, ibogaine also treats fevers and toothaches.

http://www.healio.com/primary-care/pain-management/news/online/%7B5f1fc883-ad6e-44f2-bd25-02546cc4eea4%7D/ibogaine-treatment-for-opioid-use-disorder-what-you-need-to-know

Composed and published on February 27th, 2020