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Originally Posted by demonrail666
EDIT: It'd not heard of salvia before, but from how you describe it I'll be giving it an extremely wide birth. Hell isn't a place I have any desire to visit, even if it is only for three minutes.
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Salvia divinorum, also known as
Diviner’s Sage,
[2] ska María Pastora,
[3] or simply by the genus name
Salvia, is a
psychoactive herb which can induce strong
dissociative effects. It is a member of the
sage genus and the
Lamiaceae (mint) family.
[4] The Latin name
Salvia divinorum literally translates to “sage of the seers”.
[5]
Salvia divinorum has a long and continuing tradition of religious use as an
entheogen by indigenous
Mazatec shamans, who use it to facilitate visionary states of consciousness during spiritual healing sessions.
[1] The plant is found in isolated, shaded, and moist plots in
Oaxaca, Mexico. It grows to well over a meter in height. It has hollow square stems, large green leaves, and occasional white and purple flowers. It is thought to be a
cultigen.
[6]
Its primary psychoactive constituent is a
diterpenoid known as
salvinorin A,
[7][8] which is a potent
κ-opioid receptor agonist. Salvinorin A is unique in that it is the only naturally occurring substance known to induce a visionary state this way.
Salvia divinorum can be chewed, smoked, or taken as a tincture to produce experiences ranging from laughter to much more intense and profoundly altered states. The duration of effects is much shorter than that of other, more well-known psychoactive compounds; the effects of smoked Salvia typically last for only a few minutes. The most commonly reported after-effects include an increased feeling of insight, an improved mood, a sense of calmness, and an increased sense of connection with nature—though, much less often, it may also cause
dysphoria (unpleasant or uncomfortable mood).
[9] Salvia divinorum is not generally understood to be toxic or addictive, and as a κ-opioid agonist, it may have potential as an
analgesic and as a therapeutic tool for treating drug addictions.
(oh yeah, this shit is insane, it is the only thing I have ever truly hallucinated on, multiple occassions, and it was a frightening uncontrollable vision quest at that..)
it lasts minutes, but they are the strongest most intense minutes you have ever experienced in your whole fucking life.. you will leave your body and reappear in an alternate universe entirely.. unless you get a weak batch, then it is much like a mellow candy-fry.. pray for the mellow batch if you smoke it, the heavy batch will FUCK YOU UP..