Compound Monograph

Ibogamine

Alkaloids Indole Alkaloids Natural (plant-derived)

Ibogamine is a minor iboga-type indole alkaloid found in the iboga shrub and related plants.

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Where Does It Come From?

Ibogamine is a naturally occurring iboga (monoterpenoid indole) alkaloid, found in Iboga. It is flagged as moderately toxic.

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Concentration

Content by Source

Concentrations not reported. No percent-dry-weight or mg/g figures have been published for this compound in its source plants.

Research & Evidence

Ibogamine is a minor iboga alkaloid, structurally the parent skeleton of the iboga series lacking the methoxy substituent of ibogaine. It is found in Tabernanthe iboga and some related apocynaceous plants and is of interest mainly to chemists studying the iboga alkaloids and their pharmacology. Its individual effects in humans are not well established.

Toxicity & Safety

Ibogamine has not been well characterized for safety in isolation and should be treated with caution by analogy with other iboga alkaloids.