Description

Voacanga seeds

Voacanga seeds  are used to grow plants and are also medicinal. voacanga africana itself is a tropical tree native to West Africa and is related to plants of the genus Tabernanthe or Iboga. It is a small tropical African tree. The tree produces yellow or white flowers, which become berries with yellow seeds.

The use of Voacanga seeds

The bark and seeds of the tree are use in Ghana as a poison, stimulant, aphrodisiac, and ceremonial psychedelic. These effects are due to the presence of a complex mixture of iboga alkaloids. Such as voacangine, voacamine, vobtusine, amataine, akuammidine, tabersonine, coronaridine and vobtusine. The is a particular pharmaceutical interest is voacangine, which is a common precursor in the semi-synthesis of the anti-addiction medication ibogaine. Small amounts of ibogaine are found in Voacanga Africana  bark but not in sufficient quantity to have much medicinal effect. The season of Voacangaseeds commence from July – October. Flowering occurs between November and January. And they appear in pairs in the forks of branches, with large heads cream, yellow or white in colour.

The Elements contain of voacanga seeds

All parts of the plant are rich in alkaloids, especially the bark: the root-bark contains 5 – 10%; the stem-bark 4 – 5%; voacanga seeds 1.5%; the leaves 0.3 – 0.45%. Voacamine is the principle alkaloid present follow by voacangine, voacangarine, voacorine and vobtusine. Many other alkaloids have also been identify, as well as the presence of small amounts of tannins and flavonoids. They show a vast range of pharmacological activities including analgesic, antibacterial, anticonvulsant, cardiotonic, cytotoxic, diuretic, hypotensive, vasoconstrictor, central nervous system-stimulant. And exerting a spasmolytic effect on the smooth muscle of the intestine. Several of the compounds are extracted from the plant for use in medical preparations.

Effects of voacanga seeds

The effects can varies from stimulating, hallucinogenic to mildly aphrodisiac.

How to use voacanga

Keep doses low with voacanga. It has very uncomfortable side-effects in high doses. It is not a replacement for a high dose iboga experience. That said, it does give a nice electric feel and has many of the same benefits of low dose iboga in smaller doses.

How to germinate voacanga seeds

Voacanga seeds come from the inside of a fruit before they are dried, and so they tend to have a lot of debris on the outside.  The first thing you want to do is break up any clumps of voacanga seeds you may have.  Try to remove any material that might still be stuck to the seed coats. This dead material is a prime target for molds and other unwanted enemies.  Once you have cleaned your voacanga seeds by hand, you should rinse them. Then place the  seeds in a strainer and run a good stream of water over them.  If your sink has a sprayer, use it to spray the seeds for a minute or two. The water will remove all fine voacanga dust from your seeds too.