Understanding Iboga and Ibogaine for treatment, detoxification and spiritual development

Iboga is a recurrent plant from deep within the rainforests of western Central Africa. Ibogaine treatment, and extract from the root of Iboga, can do wonders. Various doses can stimulate the nervous system and induce rush visions. Iboga has a wide change of uses from pharmacological to process substance abuse to special initiation and ritualistic purposes. Iboga is also a key element surrounding the practice of Bwiti. Iboga has been used for thousands of years for various established Bwiti practices including psycho spiritual, personal healing, religious development, pre-initiation, spiritual journey and drug, alcohol, food and tobacco addiction interruption and much more.

Iboga grows to a height of 4 to 8 feet or 1 to 3 meters. Although in the most complete of circumstances Iboga can grow to the size of a small tree (10 meters). Its large leaves are about 6 inches long with clumps of white and sometimes pink blooms. The fruit of the Iboga plant is orange in color. The shape of the yield is either an elongated oval shape or a round global shape. Ibogaine, an extract from Iboga, contains powerful properties. This can be found in the leaves and roots however a higher concentrate is known to be found in the roots. The sources of the Iboga plant are yellowish in color and bitter in taste. Generally they are ground up into a fine powder. Doses of Iboga or the Ibogaine extract vary depend on the nature of the treatment a person may be receiving. They can range from a teaspoon to several pounds over the course of a night or a few days.

The Iboga extract Ibogaine works by tardily being metabolized by the liver into what is known as norIbogaine and other metabolites. studies have shown that Iboga in a persons system can interrupt the need and addiction for various addictions. Taken under the guidance and oversight of a Bwiti Shaman, Iboga can be used as a powerful remedy for many ailing problems and additions, personal development and used in many sacred Bwiti religions. It is only under the professional experience of a Bwiti Shaman that Iboga should be applied.

Ibogaine shares the same spirit of Iboga but has a different approach. Ibogaine treatment works well for addiction interruption as long as a skilled provider administers it. However, giving a client Ibogaine and sending them to bed for the rest of the nighttime is a less than healthy experience for the participant. Someone who has never had Ibogaine intervention requires feedback about what they are receiving and feeling. Regrettably, some clinics leave the clients alone to interpret their visions themselves, only checking on the client periodically. On the other hand, by using Iboga a person gets the full attributes of the plant and its spirit as a instructor and guide.

Iboga is not a Western product with documentation; it is a established Bwiti medicine. Bwiti Shamans do not weigh their patient roles to determine the dosage for treatment, nor do they deny people because of their weight or personal problems. A Bwiti Shaman screens his patients, and allows the spirit of Iboga to determine if the client can be helped and if so, what dosage to give and how the journey or treatment should be done.

Ibogaine is a naturally occurring complex and a member of the dogbane family known as Iboga. Although Ibogaine can be extracted from the leaves and roots the fullest concentrate is found in the roots. Iboga plants grow on average to about 2 – 3 meters tall and have round or elongated fruits that are orange in color. Ibogaine can be used through Bwiti for personal development, overcoming addictions and as a pathway to the spiritual world. There are also many other medicinal and ritual practical uses for Ibogaine (View Services). Ibogaine should be taken under close guidance and oversight of a Bwiti Shaman.

Ibogaine In its purest form Ibogaine is a sensitive tasting powder. In addition to occurring naturally in the Iboga plant it is also present in Voacanga Africana. There is limited interest and use as a recreational psychedelic drug due to its long lasting duration and non-addictive attributes. There are, however, many benefits to using Ibogaine. studies in the early 1960’s have confirmed that Ibogaine can efficaciously be used as an anti-addiction therapy for heavy drugs such as opiate. Further research and studies have concluded that Ibogaine can be used effectively to treat a wide variety of other ailments such as drug, alcohol, food, and tobacco plant addiction, by removing both the withdrawal symptoms and reducing craving after administration. Furthermore, Ibogaine has psychedelic properties that induce a dreamlike state; helping users understand and opposite their addictive behavior.

Ibogaine Treatment With drug interruption, a single administration of Ibogaine has three useful effects. First, it rejects the symptoms of drug detachment, thereby allowing relatively easy detoxification. Second, there is a reduction in the desire to use the drugs after treatment. Third, Ibogaine’s psychoactive nature helps users understand and resolve the issues behind their addictive behavior. In addition to being useful in the treatment of addiction, Ibogaine is also beneficial in the field of psychotherapeutics, especially as a treatment for the effects of injury or conditioning.

Depending on the type of the intervention and thus the amount of Ibogaine received some of the peak or most intense effects can last up to 24 hours or more. A user may be immobilized at this time and under the care of a Bwiti Shaman.

Some therapists equate Ibogaine treatment to years of therapy.