Ibogaine Hcl versus Voacanga Hcl

Yes! Voacangine hcl' extracted from voacanga seeds' is treated with potassium' converting the voacangine to Ibogaine' then the potassium is extracted leaving pure Ibogaine' A very simple tech' Shall save on killing Iboga trees and obviously be way cheaper than extracting Ibogaine from woods' Basse Bliss! +NNM+

From what I've read they're making Ibogaine HCL now, from voacangine. They're able to extract the voacangine out of the bark fairly easily, and can do so without killing the tree in the process. And then the synthesis to Ibogaine is supposedly quite easy. I'm not sure about the potassium thing, but I have a fairly basic knowledge of chemistry, and found this a little while back, and it makes sense to me. "Voacangine has a molecule which is the same as ibogaine except there is a group, -CO2CH3, hanging off, where ibogaine has only a -H atom. If this group is removed, then voacangine becomes ibogaine. Boiling voacangine in alcohol which contains lye causes the CH3 to fall off and be replaced by an Na, so now there is a -CO2Na dangling from the ibogaine molecule. If acid is added, the Na is replaced by H to give a -CO2H group. When warmed gently, this group releases carbon dioxide, CO2, so that only the -H is left, and ibogaine is obtained." For anyone who wants more info, here's a link to the rest of that article http://www.puzzlepiece.org/ibogaine/110897.html

Even more info on this subject.. If you know a little chemistry, this is a very good read. http://www.puzzlepiece.org/ibogaine/110797a.html

only problem is, how would one separate the voacangine from the voacanga total alkaloid? it's a bunch of very similar alks. otherwise a kilo of voacanga bark harvested from a 30 yr old plant, ~8% voacangine, goes for about 140 euro.