Years back and now, the root bark of the tropical shrub Tabernanthe Iboga has been the basis of a tradition of initiation and healing in the forests of Western Equatorial Africa.

It is used as a tool for contacting ancestors, engaging natural spirits and accessing other dimensions to get advice for healing and moral life management.

The plant contains alkaloids which are but notwithstanding ibogaine, tabernanthine, coronaridine, voacangine, ibogamine, Ibogaline and harmaline, among others. Noribogaine is a major active metabolite of ibogaine.

One of the plant’s alkaloids, Ibogaine, has unique medicinal qualities which are attracting increasing interest from Western researchers and therapists. Ibogaine effectively helps drug addicts to overcome their addiction; it has also increasingly moved into the academic focus as a potential remedy, for Parkinson’s disease and Hepatitis C, as well as for application in the field of psychotherapy.
Iboga in Western Equatorial Africa.

The plant has attracted the interest of a lot of researchers and therapists around the world.

What is the use of Ibogaine?

Iboga (Tabernanthe iboga) is a shrub that is used for ritual and ceremonial purposes in the African Biwiti cultures. It has hallucinogenic effects.

In many traditional cultures, young adults experience an encounter with death during their initiation ceremony. For this purpose, the pygmies use the root of the Iboga shrub.

Iboga contains chemicals that can cause brain stimulation. The root bark of the plant contains a chemical called ibogaine.

To extract the ibogaine from the root bark, the bark goes through several extraction processes to produce the final product, ibogaine* hcl.

The raw material for the ibogaine extract is the inner bark, which contains several beneficial Iboga alkaloids such as ibogaine, tabernanthine, coronaridine, voacangine, ibogamine, Ibogaline, and harmaline.

All of these alkaloids have a use in addiction treatment.

In the TA (Total Alkaloid extract), all alkaloids are present, with 55% Iboga alklaloids and 45% remaining plant material.

The PTA (highly purified alkaloid extract) contains the 3 most important Iboga alkaloids: Ibogaine, Ibogamin, and Ibogaline with 98% of this 3 alkaloids and 2% remaining plant material.

The final purification process yields the most important Iboga alkaloid, Ibogaine* hcl (Hydrochloric).

The highest concentration of the Ibogaine alkaloid is found in the inner root bark, the layer between the outer bark and the root wood.

People use iboga for withdrawal from heroin, morphine, and other opioids, as well as for fever, addictions, and many other conditions.

Overview of the Iboga and Ibogaine dosage

Microdosing
PTA * hcl approx. 5 to 120mg total
TA approx. 10 to 240mg total
Root Bark Powder approx.0.1 to 2.4gram total

Sub-flood (spiritual exploration)
PTA * hcl women 5 to 15mg / kg
PTA * hcl men 5 to 20mg / kg
TA women 10 to 30mg / kg
TA men 10 to 40mg / kg
Root Bark Powder women 0.1 to 0.3gram / kg
Root Bark Powder Men 0.1 to 0.4gram / kg

Full flood (full initiation + drug withdrawal)
PTA * hcl women 10 to 25mg / kg
PTA * hcl men 15 to 35mg / kg
TA women 20 to 50mg / kg
TA men 30 to 70mg / kg
Root Bark Powder women 0.2 to 0.4gram / kg
Root Bark Powder Men 0.3 to 0.5gram / kg


TREATMENT@HOME /PREPARATION

How to prepare the week before yourTreatment @ HOME:

Daily, take a balanced multivitamin and mineral complex.
Add to this 500 mg of magnesium, preferably magnesium citrate or another
similar form. Do not take magnesium oxide unless there is no other option.
Take natural Chlorella vulgaris Tabletts (3 times daily, 1500mg)
This will help to protect your heart, balance your body’s electrolyte
Levels, and smooth muscle tissue.
A mostly vegetarian diet should be observed during the week before treatment.
Eat properly portioned sizes of, fruits and vegetables, and small portions of
meats or fish.
fatty foods should be avoided at these Days.
You should also try to avoid excess sodium, caffeine, junk food, and sugar, as
well as grapefruit and quinine, the latter of which is an ingredient in tonic water.
Make sure to drink at least 2 liters of water every day.
Drink electrolytes like natural coconutwater are good for replenishing your
electrolytes if not available trink Gatorade, Powerade etc. (contain sugar).
These should be drunk in the week leading up to your therapy and a few days after.

How to Prepare Medications:

If you have been prescribed any antidepressants or other psychoactive medications by
your primary doctor, stop taking them for at least 2 weeks prior to your treatment.
If any of these medications need to be tapered down until they are no longer present in
your bloodstream, your doctor can advise. If you cannot stop taking these medications for
any reason, you will not be able to receive an Ibogaine treatment until it is safe for you to
stop taking them.
We need to be informed of any other prescription or over the counter medications,
including vitamins, herbs, and herbal supplements that you are taking, at least two weeks
before your therapy is due to begin. Many of these medications react badly with Ibogaine.
You must not take the following medications : VIAGRA, KAMAGRA OR YOHIMBE for at
least 48 hours before and after this treatment!

How to Prepare For Substance-Using Clients:

Do not drink any alcoholic for at least five days prior to your therapy visit.
For clients who use Meth (methamphetamines), Ritalin (methylphenidate), Dexedrine
(dextromphetamine), or Ecstasy, it is vital that you do not use
any of these amphetamines for a minimum of two weeks before your treatment.
fear and doubt will make your treatment harder, and could even make it dangerous to
your health.
Remember that by denying your urges to binge, you are taking the first step toward your
recovery. Take some time to pat yourself on the back for this.

How to Prepare Opiate-Dependant Clients:

Clients who are currently using methadone or similar opiates often benefit from switching
to a shorter-acting opiate at least one week before treatment, as it is much more difficult
to remove the effects of long-acting opiates from your system, and we do have great
success with reducing or removing the withdrawal symptoms for short-acting opiates
like Heroine.

TREATMENT@HOME /PREPARATION

Ibogaine treatments for methadone and other similar substance often require higher
doses and more secondary doses. These additional doses can make it harder to work
through your therapy session and often contributes to a much higher treatment cost.