Ibogaine other names
One compound, many labels. A calm, clear guide to ibogaine’s synonyms, trade names, salt forms, and the related iboga plants and alkaloids it’s so often confused with.
The distinction almost everyone misses
Nearly every mix-up with ibogaine is the same three-way slip. Keeping these layers apart changes what any claim about it actually means.
The plant
Tabernanthe iboga — root bark holding thirty-plus alkaloids, used for centuries in Bwiti tradition.
The compound
Ibogaine — a single isolated molecule, the plant’s principal psychoactive alkaloid.
The salt
Ibogaine HCl — the hydrochloride form standardised for research and clinical use.
Follow each name to where it belongs
Six short, focused pages — the plant, the salt, the wider alkaloid family, the history, and where the law stands now.
The iboga plant →
Tabernanthe iboga, root bark, Bwiti tradition, and the common names for the plant itself.
Ibogaine HCl →
Hydrochloride vs freebase, and why the salt form is the one you see in the clinic.
Iboga alkaloids →
Noribogaine, ibogamine, coronaridine, 18-MC and ibogalog — relatives, not synonyms.
History & trade names →
Lambarène, Endabuse, and the century-long story behind the labels.
Legal status & 2026 →
Schedule I, clinics abroad, and the policy and research shifts happening now.
About this reference →
Who we are, how we source, and why precise naming matters.
Ibogaine’s other names
Grouped by the layer each belongs to. Chemical synonyms and salts name the molecule; common names name the plant; trade names and codes are commercial labels.
Chemical synonyms & salts
Trade names & development codes
Botanical & common names
Because these labels blur together, outcome claims can drift too. Discussions of reported ibogaine success rates are only meaningful once you know whether they describe the plant, the freebase, the hydrochloride salt, or a related compound.
Why the names matter
A single misread name — plant for compound, freebase for salt, metabolite for parent — quietly changes the meaning of safety data, legal status, and expected effects.
This site keeps each alias mapped to its home: botany, chemistry, pharmacy, or drug development.
Quick answers
Is “iboga” the same as “ibogaine”?
No. Iboga is the plant — the root bark of Tabernanthe iboga, which contains dozens of alkaloids. Ibogaine is a single isolated molecule, the plant’s principal psychoactive constituent. They are not equivalent in composition, potency, or predictability.
What is ibogaine’s chemical name?
Its systematic name is 12-methoxyibogamine. Its CAS number is 83-74-9 and its molecular formula is C20H26N2O (310.43 g/mol).
What were ibogaine’s trade names?
The best-documented is Lambarène, a tablet sold in France from 1939 to 1966. Ibogaine has also been recorded under the names Endabuse and Iperton.
Precision beats confusion
Learn how we source every name, or send a correction.