Tribe.net. Local Connections Randy http://Iboga.tribe.net/thread/7b415d08-7f0a-4b28-8d02-9ec875ae8fd3#72f99ee7-4c54-4627-9eb2-e9c33a3e3f0f 2009-12-09T19:09:59Z 2009-12-08T18:06:43Z

Hello, my name is Randy. I am in search of Ibogaine to consume for Chemical addiction as well as spiritual enlightenment. I have struggled for several years or so binging on disorientating substances. I have been sober for about two months now. I have to gain my self control or I will loose my family or maybe even my life. I feel like Ibogaine may help me stay sober. I love my family and life so much. Please if anyone knows where or how I can attain some Ibogaine please, I live in Michigan and am willing to travel. Thank you.

Randy 2009-12-08T18:06:43Z Nobuoni + http://Iboga.tribe.net/thread/7b415d08-7f0a-4b28-8d02-9ec875ae8fd3#3ba319e2-abab-4d22-a5fc-edc97d00efaa 2009-08-16T19:28:42Z 2009-08-16T19:28:42Z

Nice awesome stuff' Fotos !! Blessings Nobu +

Nobuoni + 2009-08-16T19:28:42Z Flint http://Iboga.tribe.net/thread/7b415d08-7f0a-4b28-8d02-9ec875ae8fd3#c2424723-b610-4305-a8d9-e5008f7f6276 2009-08-16T19:07:25Z 2009-08-16T19:07:25Z

Far out Colin! Take some pictures! and keep us posted as to your growing success. and any data you think will help grow a better plant. I'm stoked for you!

Flint 2009-08-16T19:07:25Z Colin http://Iboga.tribe.net/thread/7b415d08-7f0a-4b28-8d02-9ec875ae8fd3#6d6dcfa8-4e2a-44d1-915a-6c0d6c37cb7c 2009-08-16T17:30:10Z 2009-08-16T17:28:51Z

IT WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here's what I did- I rec'd the seedpods in June, and they have sat in the box sinced then (partially because I was hesitant to start and screw it up;, and partially because I'm a lazy procrastinator!) The pods were packed in moist moss, and sealed in baggies. They haven't been kept particularly warm inside an air conditioned house. (Maybe that's good, discouraged mold) Anyway, today I finally cut open the bags (they've been sealed in there for 12 weeks or so including shipping time), and what do I find? ROTTED FRUIT AND SPROUTING SEEDS!!!!!!!!!!! Each pod had at least 2 sprouts in it, and two of them were BIG! 2 of the pods were intact, not rotted at all, they went in the soil with the sprouts. We'll see how they do in soil. I'm not out of the woods yet, being known as something of a serial killer in the plant world. BUT THEY SPROUTED!!!!!!!!!!!!

Colin 2009-08-16T17:28:51Z Flint http://Iboga.tribe.net/thread/7b415d08-7f0a-4b28-8d02-9ec875ae8fd3#725977ca-7145-4515-a3ea-511757299323 2009-08-04T17:51:54Z 2009-08-04T17:51:54Z

i know wild pigs do.

Flint 2009-08-04T17:51:54Z dimi3 http://Iboga.tribe.net/thread/7b415d08-7f0a-4b28-8d02-9ec875ae8fd3#d2937b3a-b832-4061-810d-017a10d36742 2009-08-04T16:40:48Z 2009-08-04T16:40:48Z

> praying over the seed increases its sprouting rate. That's not such a crazy idea actually. It's been scientifically established that people who are prayed for heal better and faster. I don't see why plants wouldn't be susceptible to this sort of energy projection. Well actually, that's been established as well ;-) Does anyone know of any animal species which consume any part of the iboga plant?

dimi3 2009-08-04T16:40:48Z Flint http://Iboga.tribe.net/thread/7b415d08-7f0a-4b28-8d02-9ec875ae8fd3#71262921-d1e7-4a08-9398-d422234080b9 2009-08-04T04:24:25Z 2009-08-04T04:24:25Z

pray in moderation, it would not be good to over flood it with love. hee hee.

Flint 2009-08-04T04:24:25Z Flint http://Iboga.tribe.net/thread/7b415d08-7f0a-4b28-8d02-9ec875ae8fd3#4133cc51-7092-431d-82eb-2df78c462916 2009-08-04T04:23:12Z 2009-08-04T04:23:12Z

praying over the seed increases its sprouting rate.

Flint 2009-08-04T04:23:12Z Flint http://Iboga.tribe.net/thread/7b415d08-7f0a-4b28-8d02-9ec875ae8fd3#0c3d214a-a545-4358-865b-efac7a6acd7c 2009-08-04T04:21:40Z 2009-08-04T04:21:40Z

i may be just being too simple here, but it sounds like good old fasioned 'scarification', that we who grow tropical plants, use as a technique to open the outer shell enouph for moisture and hormonal reactions to take place. Waiting many months for a tropical seed to sprout is not unusual in any way. Some seeds only sprout ever so many years or so. scarification and patience (its fun to grow other things while one puts the long patience in for sprouting.) happy thots.

Flint 2009-08-04T04:21:40Z dimi3 http://Iboga.tribe.net/thread/7b415d08-7f0a-4b28-8d02-9ec875ae8fd3#60b1b07e-8aa1-4b4f-84a6-d09a42b59649 2009-08-03T22:10:50Z 2009-08-03T21:58:53Z

Arbol, LOL! I take it you are referring to Noby and myself... *Clearly* it is all speculative talk on our part. So much is *clear* to anyone who can read without the peculiar preconceptions which you seem to hold. > You guy know nothing but what you read on the net And you base this on what exactly? What you read here, on the net? Hypocrite ;-) How 'bout we continue without being snooty? Arbol: "I've used a dozen different acidic solutions to mimic stomach acid from weak to very strong, and that does not work." Not the same as actual ingestion, which incidentally includes heat.

dimi3 2009-08-03T21:58:53Z Arbol http://Iboga.tribe.net/thread/7b415d08-7f0a-4b28-8d02-9ec875ae8fd3#93993546-1cb7-4cb0-a45d-b82593c74aa2 2009-08-03T13:32:42Z 2009-08-03T13:32:42Z

You guy don't know what your talking about. You are all speculative and not operative. I've tried the pile of shit thing, used zoo doo and a few other composts, it does not work. I've used a dozen different acidic solutions to mimic stomach acid from weak to very strong, and that does not work. The key is heat and moisture in the wild. Iboga is a strange seed. In home cultivation it can take over a year for a seed to sprout left alone. With a little help scraping the 2 different seed coatings you get Iboga to germinate within about 3 months. The 10 seedlings I have this year are 2 months old and took 3 months to germinate. For the last 8 years I have been growing, and experiencing Iboga's effects regularly since 1992. Hope you can grow your own one day, but I doubt it from your past responses here and other forums. You guys always try and one up every person and act like Mr Know it all. You 2 want to know something...You guy know nothing but what you read on the net, and you prove it by repeating it word for word, if not cut and pasting everything. Be original once.

Arbol 2009-08-03T13:32:42Z dimi3 http://Iboga.tribe.net/thread/7b415d08-7f0a-4b28-8d02-9ec875ae8fd3#9ab0bd74-0b1b-4885-85fa-771ee71a02a8 2009-07-28T11:31:46Z 2009-07-28T11:31:46Z

> I would say a seed sitting ina pile of fresh dung has a way better chance of germination than one just dropped upon the soil' Seems logical. The process of getting eaten and shat out may in fact contribute to the weakening of the outer shell... without which 'minor surgery' may be warranted in terms of giving the sprout a chance... > This precess of ingestion no doubt has a lot to do with natural germination of the seeds' Yep, me thinks you're right.

dimi3 2009-07-28T11:31:46Z Nobuoni + http://Iboga.tribe.net/thread/7b415d08-7f0a-4b28-8d02-9ec875ae8fd3#9c9de4d3-5792-47e5-a8ff-958d832d94bb 2009-07-26T09:31:05Z 2009-07-26T09:31:05Z

Elephants' monkeys' gorilas' hogpigs' all eat Iboga fruit' I am told some birds as well' this is of how the seeds get distribute far from the parent plants' This precess of ingestion no doubt has a lot to do with natural germination of the seeds' I would say a seed sitting ina pile of fresh dung has a way better chance of germination than one just dropped upon the soil' Blessings Nobuoni +

Nobuoni + 2009-07-26T09:31:05Z Arbol http://Iboga.tribe.net/thread/7b415d08-7f0a-4b28-8d02-9ec875ae8fd3#3092499c-81f9-41d3-b9f8-6633682cd8e2 2009-07-25T17:23:35Z 2009-07-25T17:23:35Z

I am posting a few pics of some Iboga seeds I just germinated(hatched) this past 3 months. The seeds are covered in a woody coat contained within a pods that looks like a citrus fruit. Maybe the hard woody coat softens enough within the rotting pod in the wild for the rootlet to push through, in private cultivation of this species over the last 10 years I have found that to be a waste of seeds because none ever sprouted from the seedpods. As to animals eating Iboga pods, i never heard of that while I was in Africa, it could be as you stated. Iboga seeds need lots of attention to removing a tiny bit od woody covering to expose the white seed flesh inside. Whats real interesting is this white seed is also hard as a rock. After about 8 weeks a tiny rootlet pushes out one of the ends of the seed, after this I wait till the meristem turns green then I preform a minor surgery to remove the plant from withing this white seed coat. The iboga develops inside this white shell and one can literally squeeze this seed gently from the opposite end of the seed where the rootlet is showing and the plant will pop out. I have poste images on the nook showing this, here on tribe I posted 2 new seedling shots.

Arbol 2009-07-25T17:23:35Z Colin http://Iboga.tribe.net/thread/7b415d08-7f0a-4b28-8d02-9ec875ae8fd3#de59279d-ad4b-4960-a097-973667d5911f 2009-06-08T17:15:22Z 2009-06-08T17:15:22Z

I thought I read something to the effect of as the pod ferments, decomposes, whatever, it softens the seeds, and for this reason you leave them in the pod. It would make sense that in the natural environment, they would either germinate this way, or pass thru an animals GI tract. Thoughts?

Colin 2009-06-08T17:15:22Z Arbol http://Iboga.tribe.net/thread/7b415d08-7f0a-4b28-8d02-9ec875ae8fd3#b3d98207-1866-44bf-a7c6-ab640df12574 2009-06-07T14:46:12Z 2009-06-07T14:46:12Z

you must have read my thread at the nook. If you get a fresh seedpod, you want to remove the seed from the pod. Place the seed in moist moss in a tupperware container for about 3-4 weeks to soften the outer brown seed coating. This is a woody shell that you want to remove slowly over 7-10 days start with the end and be careful to not damage the inner white shell. This is where the baby plant will emerge from. First a tiny root will push out from the pointed end and it is slow, I mean real slow. What I have done is to lightly squeeze the white shel to pop the little green guy from within and then plant them in soil. Iboga are intense feeders needing lots of nutrients. You can see my photos at the nook showing this process. Out of about 10 people I know who tried to grow them there are only 2 of us who have been successful getting them to hatch. I brought my seedpods back from Africa. Just kept them in my shirt pocket while flying and going through customs. The seedpods look like little hot peppers, except the shin is like thin orange peels. very tough.

Arbol 2009-06-07T14:46:12Z Colin http://Iboga.tribe.net/thread/7b415d08-7f0a-4b28-8d02-9ec875ae8fd3#dca67401-8498-40cd-b883-a618bce01b14 2009-06-06T15:27:39Z 2009-06-06T15:27:39Z

I've seen the instructions at The Nook, and read all the posts here. Is there anything that should be done differently considering the seeds are still in pod? thx

Colin 2009-06-06T15:27:39Z