The next ayahuasca? Gabon fights to protect sacred plant from US drug companies
18 Oct 2026, 06:45 PM

The next ayahuasca? Gabon fights to protect sacred plant from US drug companies

G
Guard News
@guardnews
Iboga root, central to several Gabonese ritual traditions, is believed to have huge potential for use in treating addiction and some mental illnessesThe temple is dark, its sandy floor edged with candles. People sit shoulder to shoulder beneath palm fronds hung from the rafters. Through the night, they swallow what they have come here for: a bitter root bark called iboga.Tabernanthe iboga is a slow-growing central African rainforest shrub, the root bark of which has long been used in several Gabonese ritual traditions. Continue reading...
Source Credit: theguardian.com
Read Full Story
1

Comments (0)

Login to join the conversation