Shiric sanango

People in the Amazon Basin regard the sanango tree, which can grow up to 5 meters, as a cure-all. The leaves, the root and the bark are all used in folk medicine.

The leaves of the tree are used as an additive to Ayahuasca, and are also combined with Virola to produce an orally active psychedelic.

The plant is also known as a "memory plant," a reference to the fact that its inclusion in a psychoactive preparation helps a person to better remember the experience. It is added to Ayahuasca so that a person can, afterward, more clearly recall the visions he or she saw.

Indole alkaloids are common in the family of Apocynacae (Dogbane). Many species of the family contain ibogaine or ibogaine analogs.