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ibogaine Chem.|ɪˈbəʊgəiːn|
[a. F. ibogaïne (Dybowski & Landrin 1901, in Compt. Rend. CXXXIII. 749), f. iboga, Congolese name and specific epithet (E. H. Baillon 1889, in Bull. de la Soc. linn. de Paris I. 782) of the shrub (see def.): see -ine5.]
The principal alkaloid, C20H26N2O, of the shrub Tabernanthe iboga of equatorial Africa, a colourless crystalline compound that is a pentacyclic indole derivative and acts as a stimulant of the central nervous system when ingested, producing intoxication.
1902Jrnl. Chem. Soc. LXXXII. i. 114 The active principle, ibogaine,..is present in the bark and wood and particularly in the roots of the plant. 1955Amer. Jrnl. Psychiatry CXII. 467 Concerning ibogaine, the natives of French West Africa do not ascribe to it any hallucinogenic property. ‘When questioned they insist that it has an action identical with that of alcohol without impairing the reason.’ 1960Acta Crystallogr. XIII. 553 Ibogaine, C20H26N2O, is an alkaloid in which an indole ring system is attached to a seven-membered nitrogen containing ring, two sides of which form part of an adjoining tricyclic iso-quinuclidine ring system. |