Ibogaine + MDA = “an extremely beneficial drug”?
#TBT to 1968 patents by Claudio Naranjo
“The medical preparation of the invention produces most unexpected and beneficial results, by for example alleviating fears and anxieties which may have been present in the patient”
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The patents claimed medical preparations of:
(1) ibogaine, iboga alkaloid extract, or total extract; plus
(2) amphetamine, MDA, TMA, tetrahydronapthylamine, or naphazoline
“The best results have been obtained with” MDA
The combination “forms an excellent medicine"
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The ibogaine “has the effect of considerably clarifying the mind of the sick person, giving him a kind of extra-lucid vision of his ‘ego.’ It likewise excites the memory centre of the brain thus revealing memories which may go back to a period before the age of 4…”
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“The amphetamine derivative associated with the iboga extract, on the other hand, permits the emotional character necessary as complement to the stimulation of the mind and imagination as produced by the iboga to be restored to the patient.”
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“A toxicological study of the product has showed that secondary effects, e.g. vomiting & vertigo, are almost non-existent & that the medicine showed absolutely no danger as regards life or the biological balance of the invalid. The toxicity of this association is thus nil.”
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“In view of the extreme efficiency of the medicine, it seems pointless to visualise treatments of long duration.
The medicine, when used in psychotherapy, is in fact outstanding…at no time should the practician need to exceed 5 psychotherapy sessions…”
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“The spheres of application are immense.
Numerous clinical tests show that the medicine can be used in all diseases of psychosomatic character or of which the psychosomatic origin can be visualised.”
More than 50 cases were studied in psychiatry with 50 mental patients…”
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Case 1:
“A woman aged 35 years was treated for symptoms corresponding to an anxiety neurosis”
5 preparatory sessions, 3 drug sessions, “one or two interviews”
“Conclusion: No re-appearance of fears and a considerable improvement in the characterological difficulties."
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Case 2:
“A woman aged 23 years attended bc of conflicts w her husband. She envisaged the possibility of divorce…before taking action, she decided to find out to what point her actual refusal to her husband could be the consequence of personal psychological difficulties.”
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Case 3:
“A man aged 30 years was affected by sexual troubles, homosexual tendency & sexual unsatisfaction in his conjugal life.
One treatment session which comprised a dosage of total extract of the iboga combined w MDA produced a substantial improvement to his problem.”
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“Pioneering psychedelic therapist” Claudio Naranjo:
“psychiatrist & pioneer in the integration of psychotherapy, spirituality, & psychedelic experiences”
“helped train MAPS’ first therapist team for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD” in Spain
maps.org/news/posts/781…
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First filed on January 31, 1968 in France, Naranjo’s application was eventually granted in France, Belgium, Germany, Canada, & the UK
worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search/…
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