ibogaine

English

Etymology

From French ibogaïne.

Noun

ibogaine (countable and uncountable, plural ibogaines)

(biochemistry) A naturally-occurring psychoactive compound found in a number of plants, principally iboga (Tabernanthe iboga), and used for medicinal and ritual purposes in African spiritual traditions of the Bwiti.

Translations

a psychoactive compound found in some plants

Portuguese: ibogaína f

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