It is the yellowish root that contains the active alkaloids; the root bark is shaved and eaten directly or as a powder drank in an infusion. The bwiti cult and other secret tribes use Iboga throughout Gabon and the Congo, it has been referred to as the tree of knowledge. They believe the use of the plant to help resist the loss of their traditional tribal life, individuality and to prevent the influence of western civilization. In traditional ceremonies one cannot enter the cult until one has seen bwiti and this is only done with the use of iboga. Traditionally it is consumed first in small doses building up to a large dose. They believe the use of iboga to bring them to speak with their ancestors and to the realms of the dead. Cult Shamans use the Iboga Root Bark to seek information from the spiritual world and they may consume this for a full day before asking advice from the ancestors.
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