Method of treating chemical dependency in mammals and a composition therefor

摘要

An essentially pure noribogaine compound having the formula: wherein R is hydrogen or a hydrolyzable group of the formula: wherein X is an unsubstituted C1-C12 group or a C1-C12 group substituted by lower alkyl or lower alkoxy groups, wherein the noribogaine compound having the hydrolyzable group hydrolyzes in vivo to form 12-hydroxy ibogamine.