Bayissi Bading-Taika, Tunde Akinyeke, Armando Alcazar Magana, Jaewoo Choi, Michael Ouanesisouk, Eileen Ruth Samson Torres, Lisa A Lione, Claudia S Maier, Gerd Bobe, Jacob Raber, Cristobal L Miranda, Jan F Stevens
Preparations of the root bark of Tabernanthe iboga have long been used in Central and West African traditional medicine to combat fatigue, as a neuro-stimulant in rituals, and for treatment of diabetes. The principal alkaloid of T. iboga, ibogaine, has attracted attention in many countries around the world for providing relief for opioid craving in drug addicts. Using a plant metabolomics approach, we detected five phenolic compounds, including 3- O -caffeoylquinic acid, and 30 alkaloids, seven of which were previously reported from T...
September 2018: Journal of Food Bioactives: An Official Scientific Publication of the International Society of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods (ISNFF)