Salvia Divinorum
Jeni Nugent
Description:
-The plant is in the mint family and is native to the forests in Oaxaca, Mexico
-The drug can be in the form of a liquid or kept as dark green leaves
-The leaf's active ingredient is Salvinorin A
-This hallucinogenic's chemical formula is C23H28O8
Classification:
Slang Terms:
-Shepherdess's herb
-Diviner's sage
-Seer's sage
-Maria pastora
-Magic mint
-Sally-D
Ways to Ingest:
-Chewing the leaf
-Drinking extracted juices (tincture)
Medicinal Use:
-Salvia is declared as legal by most countries including the United States but it is prohibited by some states in the U.S.
-Research has found Salvia to be a potential analgesic.-Several findings also suggest Salvia's ability aid in addiction treatment therapy
How Salvia alters consciousness:
Effects:
-Hallucinations
-Visual perceptions of shapes, vivid and bright colors
-Emotional swings
-Body sensations/loss of motor skills
-Dizziness
-Slurred speech
Long Term:
-Research did not find psychiatric long-term effects in humans but found Salvia effects memory and learning capabilities of mice.
Duration: Lasts 1 min-30 min
Dependence:
-The possibility of ones desire to continue the drug would depend only on their preference, not an addiction.
Myth:
-Truth: Marijuana and Salvia are different. Their chemical makeup is very different due to the different active ingredients within them. Marijuana's effects lasts a longer than the effects of Salvia.
Citations:
-http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/salvia
-http://azarius.net/news/458/Salvia_divinorum___the_anti-drug/
-http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/facts/drugssalvia
-http://www.majon.com/articles/new-age-self-help-do-it-yourself/salvia_1237.html
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Salvinorin_A_structure.svg
-http://www.healthlytrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/salvia-effects-features.png
-http://www.prairieview.net/Salvia-Processed.jpg
-http://teens.drugabuse.gov/sites/default/files/WOD-Psychoactive-300x300.jpg
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Salvia_divinorum_-_Herba_de_Maria.jpg
-http://www.tacethno.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e