Bwiti Bwiti

Bwiti - Definition and Overview

Bwiti is a religious initiation ceremony performed by the Mitsogo people of Gabon and the Fang people of Gabon and Cameroon. Bwiti uses the hallucinogenic rootbark of the Tabernanthe iboga plant to induce a spiritual enlightenment and to solve problems of a spiritual nature. The active ingredient of the root is ibogaine and has been studied scientifically.

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