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Michael Wasko

1 paper in the library · 63 citations · publishing 2018

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DARK Classics in Chemical Neuroscience: Ibogaine

ACS Chemical Neuroscience September 14, 2018 Michael Wasko, Paula A. Witt‐enderby, Christopher K. Surratt 63 citations

The West African iboga plant has been used for centuries by the Bwiti and Mbiri tribes to induce hallucinations during religious ceremonies. Ibogaine, the principal alkaloid responsible for iboga's psychedelic properties, was isolated and sold as an antidepressant in France for decades before its adverse effects precipitated its removal from the market. An ibogaine resurgence in the 1960s was...