The following is a shared message from a local source or practitioner. It describes iboga and mannii through the characteristics of the plants, masculine and feminine qualities, and the work of each spirit.
Microdosing iboga also works very well, but the experience can be more intense—a little rougher and more uncomfortable. Mannii appears much smoother, probably because it is a purer source of ibogaine, with fewer of the other alkaloids found in the bark.
Mannii also appears to work in a more feminine manner, focusing more on emotional and psychic blocks than on mental and psychological blockages.
In the 19th century, French and Belgian botanists differentiated between the plant with the long, eggplant-shaped fruit, which is considered male, as Tabernanthe iboga, and the round-fruited plant, which is considered female, as Tabernanthe mannii.
As Christian Rätsch says in his book The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants:
“The natives of Gabon differentiate between the two varieties based on the shape of the fruit, and the entheogenic literature sometimes distinguishes between the two varieties.”
People typically microdose mannii to gain clarity, insight, and healing, as well as the anti-addiction properties for which ibogaine is known.
Science understands very little about how ibogaine works, except that it can have stunning and miraculous effects, especially in relation to addiction.
Very small amounts of mannii work because you connect with the spirit of the plant, so even one drop can sometimes feel quite powerful. Biochemically, one drop has no right to do anything.
The difference between microdosing mannii and iboga is that most preparations made from iboga are not quite as “smooth” or do not have the same clarity, while mannii seems to have a deeper effect on the emotional body.
Mannii seems to unlock neural pathways and to reprogram and redirect how data flows within the complexity of the human body.
Very small amounts of mannii can alter lives, bringing suppressed emotions to the surface and unblocking and clarifying deep issues within the human body, creating massive change and healing within individuals.