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.
GENERAL INFORMATION #
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
Extraction studies of T. iboga and V. africana - Nat. Prod Lett, 2002
Some ethnopharmacological notes on African hallucinogens - J Ethnopharmacol, 1996
Anti-infective phytotherapies of the tree-savannah - J Ethnopharmacol, 1989
EXPERIENCES #
Seed Empathology and Dreams, by Rev. MeO
Ayahuasca Rules!, by Murple
A World of Plastic Chicklets, by Isana
Path to Lucidity, by Themanwithnoname
A Harrowing Experience, by Parrotquest
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
Ibogaine and a total alkaloidal extract of Voacanga africana... - Brain Res Bull, 1997