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The next ayahuasca? Gabon fights to protect sacred plant from US drug companies
By Molly Helfend

Iboga root, central to several Gabonese ritual traditions, is believed to have huge potential for use in treating addiction and some mental illnesses

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/18/gabon-sacred-plant-said-to-cure-addiction-trauma-pharmaceutical-companies-iboga-root-aoe

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