to be filed under the vast category of things humanity once knew but, for lack of profit margin, has forgotten comes ibogaine, a mild hallucinogen derived from the root of a shrub found in west africa, used for centuries by the people of gabon for medicinal purposes and in tribal initiation ceremonies of the bwiti religion. because of it’s origins it could be alternately filed under, naturally occurring drugs, not synthesized by the pharmaceutical industry, and thus highly illegal. according to one story it was “popular on the streets of new york and san francisco” before it was classified as having no medical benefit in 1970. i’m no terence mckenna, but i’ve never heard of it. anyhow it is touted by at least one doctor and a whole slew of addicts as miraculous, so if your sweating, freezing, wracked with spasms, and feel like your “spine is being crushed by a vise”, you might want to check out this site.