Gabon, home to the medicinal plant behind ibogaine, wants a fairer share of its global boom
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- First on desk · 10/1/2026, 10:00:15 PMGabon, home to the medicinal plant behind ibogaine, wants a fairer share of its global boomOriginal link
- Update · 10/2/2026, 10:00:30 AMGabon, home to the medicinal plant behind ibogaine, wants a fairer share of its global boomOriginal link
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LIBREVILLE — In the traditional-medicine corner of La Peyrie Market in Libreville, iboga comes in a repurposed clear rum bottle packed to the neck with pale bark powder, set among tinctures in old plastic bottles. Two men appeared within a minute on this day in July, and once they heard they were talking to a […]
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