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i·bo·ga·ine I0005450 (ĭ-bō′gə-ēn′, -ĭn)n. An alkaloid drug, C20H26N2O, that acts as a dopamine blocker and mitigates symptoms of withdrawal from various psychoactive drugs, including heroin and cocaine. Ibogaine is used to treat drug addiction in some countries, including Canada, but is illegal in the United States. [French ibogaïne, from New Latin (Tabernanthē) iboga, species name of shrub in whose root it is found, probably ultimately from Ghetsogho (Bantu language of Gabon) ibogha; akin to boghaga, to cure.]ibogaine (ɪˈbəʊɡəˌiːn) n (Medicine) med a psychoactive compound found in plants and used as a dopamine blockeribogaineenUK
ibogaine[ə′bō·gə‚ēn] (organic chemistry) C26H32O2N2 An alkaloid isolated from the stems and leaves of the shrub Tabernanthe iboga, crystallizing from absolute ethanol as prismatic needles, melting at 152-153°C, soluble in ethanol, ether, and chloroform; used in medicine. ibogaineenUK
i·bo·ga·ine (ī'bō-gă-ēn), Avoid the mispronunciation ī'bō-gān.Indole alkaloid of the iboga group. Obtained from several parts of the African shrub Tabernanthe iboga (family Apocynaceae). Used by African hunters to arrest movement of the hunter; hallucinogenic, antidepressant, and euphoric.ibogaine (ĭ-bō′gə-ēn′, -ĭn)n. An alkaloid drug, C20H26N2O, that acts as a dopamine blocker and mitigates symptoms of withdrawal from various psychoactive drugs, including heroin and cocaine. Ibogaine is used to treat drug addiction in some countries, including Canada, but is illegal in the United States. |