The root bark has been consumed for hundreds of years in a Bwiti rite of passage ceremony, as well as in initiation rites and acts of healing.
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The root bark is mixed with a native source of beta-Carbolines to produce a hallucinogenic drink called prairiehuasca, which is an analog of the shamanic brew ayahuasca.
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Liquid extracted from the root bark has been used for headaches or, when diluted, to improve health after childbirth, and the leaves are applied to venereal lesions.
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He is credited with isolating salicin from willow bark ( 1828 ) and the discovery of berberine ( from the root bark of " Berberis vulgaris " ).
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Albanol A, isolated from the root bark extract of " M . alba ", may be a promising lead compound for developing an effective drug for treatment of leukemia.
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The other is " Mimosa tenuiflora ", which is best known for its use in shamanic ayahuasca brews due to the psychedelic drug dimethyltryptamine found in its root bark.
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The leaves have a shiny upper surface that feels " gummy " when pinched between the thumb and forefinger, and the roots of most species have red inner root bark.
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The root bark of the plant which showed biological activities have also shown to contain a potent cytotoxic and antioxidant diterpene, 11, 12, 16-trihydroxy-2-oxo-5-methyl-10-demethyl-abieta-1 [ 10 ], 6, 8, 11, 13-pentene.
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In medicinal or spiritual use any of the parts of the plant might be considered " herbs ", including leaves, roots, flowers, seeds, root bark, inner bark ( and cambium ), resin and pericarp.
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Bwiti practitioners use the psychedelic, dissociative root bark of the " Tabernanthe iboga " plant, specially cultivated for the religion, to promote radical spiritual growth, to stabilize community and family structure, to meet religious requirements, and to resolve pathological problems.
