Life (Basel, Switzerland)
December 23, 2021
Nikola Tatalović, Teodora Vidonja Uzelac, Milica Mijović et al.
8 citations
Ibogaine induces rapid changes in cellular energetics followed by the elevation of antioxidant activities. As shown earlier in male rats, ibogaine treatment with both 1 and 20 mg/kg b.w. per os led to significant glycogenolytic activity in the liver. In this work, female rats treated with the same doses of ibogaine per os displayed lower liver glycogenolytic activity relative to males,...
Archives of Biological Sciences
December 5, 2018
Teodora Vidonja Uzelac, Nikola Tatalović, Milica Mijović et al.
7 citations
Ibogaine, administered as a single oral dose (1-25 mg/kg body weight), has been used as an addiction-interrupting agent. Its effects persist for up to 72 h. Ex vivo results showed that ibogaine induced cellular energy consumption and restitution, followed by increased reactive oxygen species production and antioxidant activity. Therefore, the aim of this work was to explore the effect of a...
Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology
September 15, 2016
Vid Leban, Gordana Koželj, Miran Brvar
In Europe body purification and natural balance restoring rituals are becoming increasingly popular, but an introduction of Amazonian shamanic rituals in urban Europe can result in unexpected adverse events. A 44-year-old woman attended a Kambô or Sapo ritual in Slovenia where dried skin secretion from a giant leaf frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) was applied to five freshly burned wounds at her...
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
August 30, 2012
Roman Paškulin, Polona Jamnik, Tjaša Danevčič et al.
19 citations
The root bark of iboga plant-Tabernanthe iboga has been used traditionally in Central Africa as a psychoactive substance in religious rituals, while in smaller doses it is appreciated due to its stimulant properties. The iboga root bark, iboga extract or pure ibogaine are being recognized in the West as an anti-addiction remedy and their use is increasing. Our previous studies have demonstrated...