Voacanga africana SEEDS
Directly imported from beautiful Africa
FAMILY : Apocynaceae
GENUS : Voacanga
SPECIES : africana

Voacanga africana seeds grow into trees that are native to West Aftrica and grow to heights over 30 feet.
The tree has several uses industrially medically and spiritually. There is a latex produced from the tree. An analgesic and the shamans ingest the treebark and roootbark as a brain stimulant and eat the seeds for visionary purposes.
Seed germination can take up to 3 months.
Reported to contain voacangine (carbomethoxy-ibogaine), ibogamin, plus many unidentified alkaloids in the root & trunk bark, leaves and seeds.
In one species ( Voacanga africana ) the alkaloid content has been reported as 5-10% in root bark, 4-5% in trunk bark, 0.3-0.45% in leaves and 1.5% in seeds.
Much higher than other species of Voacanga.

There are some constituents of Voacanga that people should be aware of.
Vobtusine is a cardiac depressant and can be fatal in high doses
Voacanga is not sold for human consumption.

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