Handbook of Medicinal Herbs

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IBOGA (Tabernanthe iboga Baill.) X

Activities (Iboga) — Anesthetic (f; HDN); Antiaddictive (1; X10891627); Anticholinesterase (1;
HDN); Antipyretic (f; HDN); Aperitif (f; CRC; HDN); Aphrodisiac (f; CRC; HDN); Cardiosedative
(1; HDN); CNS-Stimulant (f; CRC); Hallucinogen (1; CRC; HDN); Hypertensive (1; HDN);
Hypotensive (1; HDN); Narcotic (f; CRC; HDN); Negative Inotropic (1; HDN); Prolactinogenic
(1; X10891627); Respiradepressant (1; HDN); Stimulant (f; CRC); Tonic (f; CRC; HDN).

Indications (Iboga) — Addiction (1; X10891627); Anorexia (1; CRC; HDN); Convalescence (f;
CRC); Cough (f; HDN); Debility (f; CRC); Fever (f; CRC; HDN); High Blood Pressure (1; CRC;
HDN); Impotence (f; HDN); Low Blood Pressure (1; HDN); Neurasthenia (f; CRC); Ophthalmia
(f; HDN); Pain (f; HDN); Toothache (f; HDN).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Iboga) — Not covered (AHP; KOM; PH2).
Toxic doses may produce convulsions, paralysis, and death from respiratory arrest while the heart
keeps beating. LD50 (total alkaloids) = 350 mg/kg orl mouse, LD50 (total alkaloids) = 352 mg/kg
orl rat. While ibogaine is a potent anticholinesterase agent, a strongly diluted root extract (few mg
root powder/50 ml water) was still ca. 100 times stronger than pure ibogaine (comparable to
physostigmine, the strongest cholinesterase inhibitor known) probably due to synergistic or additive
relations with tabernanthine, ibogamine, and iboluteine (HDN).

ICELAND MOSS (Cetraria islandica Achar.) ++

Activities (Iceland Moss) — Antibacterial (1; APA; BIS); Anticancer (1; PH2; WO2); Antiemetic
(1; HHB; PNC); Anti-HIV (1; APA; ABS; BGB); Antiinflammatory (1; BGB); Antiproliferative
(1; BGB); Antiretroviral (1; ABS); Antisarcomic (1; WO2); Antiseptic (1; BGB; BIS; KOM; PH2);
Antiviral (1; APA; WO2); Aperitif (1; WO2); Bitter (1; APA; HHB); Choleretic (1; WO2); Cytotoxic
(1; BGB); Demulcent (2; KOM; PH2; PNC); Digestive (f; WO2); Emollient (1; BGB); Expectorant
(f; HHB; PNC); Gastrostimulant (1; APA); Immunostimulant (1; APA; BGB; BIS); Lactagogue (f;
BIS; HHB); 5-Lipoxygenase Inhibitor (1; BGB); Pancreatonic (1; WO2); Sialagogue (1; APA); RT
Inhibitor (1; ABS); Tonic (f; BGB); Tuberculostatic (1; HHB).

Indications (Iceland Moss) — Anemia (f; LUST); Anorexia (2; APA; BIS; HHB; KOM; PH2;
WO2); Asthma (f; BGB; HHB); Bacteria (1; APA; BIS); Bronchosis (2; APA; BGB; HHB; PH2);
Cancer (1; BGB; JLH; PH2; WO2); Catarrh (f; BGB; HHB); Childbirth (f; PH2); Cholecystosis
(f; PHR); Cold (2; APA; BGB; PHR); Congestion (f; APA); Cough (2; APA; KOM; PH2); Cystosis
(f; APA; HHB; PH2); Diabetes (f; BGB; HHB); Diarrhea (f; PH2); Dyspepsia (2; APA; PHR; PH2);
Enterosis (f; PHR; PH2); Fever (2; PHR); Gastrosis (f; PHR; PH2); Hemoptysis (f; WO2); HIV
(1; APA; ABS; BGB); Immunodepression (2; APA; BGB; BIS; PHR); Infection (2; PHR); Inflam-
mation (1; BGB); Laryngosis (1; BGB); Migraine (f; PH2); Mucososis (1; APA; PH2); Nausea (f;
PH2); Nephrosis (f; APA; BGB; HHB; PHR; PH2); Pain (f; HHB); Pertussis (f; BGB; HHB; PH2);
Pulmonosis (f; APA; PHR); Pharyngosis (2; APA; BGB; KOM; PH2); Respirosis (2; APA; BGB;