Indeed, the drug has a long history of use. Indigenous people from the Bwiti religion in Gabon have been using iboga shrubs for thousands of years for coming-of-age ceremonies and healing rituals.

But ibogaine is a finite resource, extracted from plants native to Africa like the iboga shrub (Tabernanthe iboga) and the ...

However, its availability is limited, as it is extracted primarily from African plants such as the iboga shrub (Tabernanthe iboga) and the small-fruited voacanga tree (Voacanga africana).