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Voacanga africana
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Family :
Apocynaceae
Genus :
Voacanga
Species :
africana
COMMON NAMES
None
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Poison; Stimulant; Psychedelic
DESCRIPTION
Voacanga africana is a small tropical tree with yellow or white flowers. The bark and seeds of the tree contain iboga alkaloids and have been used in Western Africa as a poison, stimulant, aphrodisiac and psychedelic.
BASICS EFFECTS IMAGES HEALTH LAW DOSE CHEMISTRY
GENERAL INFORMATION #
Review of taxonomy, phytochemistry, ethnobotany and pharmacology
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
Analysis of essential oils from Voacanga africana seeds [...] - 2015
Asymmetric total synthesis of [...], voacangalactone, newly isolated from Voacanga africana - 2012
Extraction studies of T. iboga and V. africana - 2002
Ibogaine and a total alkaloidal extract of Voacanga africana - 1997
Some ethnopharmacological notes on African hallucinogens - 1996
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EXPERIENCES #
Seed Empathology and Dreams, by Rev. MeO
The World I Prefer, by As
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SECONDARY RESOURCES #
Lycaeum : Voacanga africana
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
Ibogaine and a total alkaloidal extract of Voacanga africana... - Brain Res Bull, 1997