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Salvia divinorum
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Family :
Lamiaceae (Former: Labiatae)
Genus :
Salvia
Species :
divinorum; splendens
COMMON NAMES
Ska Pastora; Shepherdess's Herb; ska Maria Pastora; yerba de Maria; Sally-D
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Atypical Psychedelic
DESCRIPTION
Salvia divinorum is a sprawling perennial herb found in the Sierra Mazatec region of Mexico. Its leaves contain the extremely potent Salvinorin A. It has a history of buccal use as a divinatory psychedelic, and has been widely available since the mid 1990s primarily as a smoked herb. Its effects are considered unpleasant by many people.
BASICS EFFECTS IMAGES HEALTH LAW DOSE CHEMISTRY
GENERAL INFORMATION #
Basic Salvia Info
Salvia Bits & Pieces
Boosting Salvia with MAOI's
Salvinorin A: A Note of Caution by Daniel Siebert
Salvia & Drug Tests
Australia Controls S. divinorum
RELATED VAULTS #
Salvinorin B Ethoxymethyl Ether Vault
FAQs #
Salvia FAQ
Daniel Siebert's Salvia FAQ
HISTORY #
Salvia Timeline
ASK EROWID ANSWERS #
Does Salvia use show up on drug tests?
Is Salvia divinorum the most potent psychedelic known to m...
Is Salvia divinorum going to become illegal?
Are salvinorin and THC really "thujone derivatives"?
Can salvia extract smoked with cannabis cause chest pains?
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ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
A Survey of Salvia divinorum Users
Divining the Sage: Book Recommendations for Interpreting the Salvia Enigma, by David Arnson
"Consumer Advocacy, Peer Review, and Fictional Figures in a Journal Article Quantifying Salvia divinorum Products", by Jon Hanna
Sage Wisdom, by Robert Campbell
Salvinorin, by D.M. Turner (Online Text)
An Early History of Salvia divinorum, by Leander J. Valdes
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
Salvinorin A: a potent naturally occurring nonnitrogenous kappa opioid selective agonist
Psychopharmacology of the hallucinogenic sage Salvia divinorum)
Antidepressant effects of S. divinorum (case report)
Ethnopharmacology of Ska Maria Pastora
A New Mexican Psychotropic Drug from the Mint Family
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I had not expected fear, but terror came with her
and tho I sought a dying moment, she showed me a dying eternity
and tho I sought to bring wisdom into the real, she tore the real from me
and I was no more, and in unbeing, I lost my fear
 - - Lizard (excerpt from Green Gnosis)
CHEMISTRY & PHARMACOLOGY #
Salvia Chemistry Vault
Salvinorin and Kappa Opiod Receptor Activity
Ethnopharmacognosy and Human Pharmacology of Salvia divinorum and Salvinorin A
Diterpenes, by Christian Rätsch
CULTIVATION #
Growing Salvia divinorum from Seed, by Jon Hanna
Cultivating Diviner's Sage, by Will Beifuss
The Savlia divinorum Grower's Guide, (Rhodium Archive)
Hydroponic Cultivation of Salvia Divinorum
Harvesting Salvia Divinorum
Growing the Hallucinogens: Salvia divinorum
SYNTHESIS & EXTRACTIONS #
Lost in Jonathan Ott's Footsteps: Acetone Tinctures of Salvia divinorum - by Zhah, 2008
Salvia divinorum Tincture
High-Strength Extractions of Salvia Divinorum
Isopropanol or Reagent Grade Acetone
Denatured Alcohol
EXPERIENCES #
Voices, by Cambioni
Thought Motion, by Austen Brauker
A Door That Was Never Meant To Be Opened, by Drug Geek
Emotional Healing and the Singing UnVoid, by Kapitan
Theres Not Enough, by Inner Light new
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BOOKS #
Salvinorin : The Psychedelic Essence of Salvia Divinorum, by D.M. Turner
Salvia divinorum and Salvinorin A, by David Aardvark [Online PDF]
The Salvia Divinorum Growers Guide
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OFF-SITE RESOURCES
PRIMARY RESOURCES #
Salvia Divinorum Research and Information Center
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
Salvia Divinorum - Wikipedia.org
Salvia - TripSit.me
Growing Salvia divinorum
Sabia.com The Botany of Salvia Divinorum (via archive.org)
Salvia Divinorum Home Page (via archive.org)
Plot55: Salvia divinorum cultivation
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
Salvia divinorum Epling et Jativa, by Jonathan Ott
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
PubMed Search : Salvinorin
GOVERNMENT ARTICLES #
DEA : Salvia divinorum and Salvinorum A (PDF)
MEDIA COVERAGE #
A Mexican Hallucinogen Piques Scientists' and Regulators' Interest, Dec 8 2010, time.com
A Salvia divinorum horror story, Nov 10 2008, SF Chronicle (commentary)
Hallucinogen's Popularity May Thwart Medical Use, by Sack & McDonald, Sep 8 2008, nytimes.com
Salvia Divinorum Hysteria, May 6 2008, Slate
Utah TV Station Plays Salvia-usage video, Nov 27 2006, ksl.com
Herbal Hallucinogenic Draws Teens, Critics, NPR Mar 20, 2006 (with audio)
Legal herb can still get Marines in trouble - US Marine Corps, Dec 8 2005
The Place for Trips of the Mind-Bending Kind - NY Times, May 4 2002
CHEMISTRY & PHARMACOLOGY #
What Happens to Brains Experiencing "One of the Most Potent Hallucinogens Known", Gizmodo, Apr 28 2008
NON-ENGLISH RESOURCES #
RealityShift (Deutsch)
Other Non-English Resources