Salvia Divinorum

Salvia Divinorum

Street names

Salvia

General info

Salvia Divinorum is an increasingly popular, intense and short acting hallucinogenic plant. It is legal in many European countries (including the U.K) and a very popular product in online shops, discussion forums and YouTube. Salvia Divinorum is a soft leaved green plant, native to southern Mexico, which contains a powerful psychoactive chemical known as Salvinorin A. It has been used traditionally in Mexico for healing and divination and became available in the underground psychedelic culture around the world starting in the early 1990's. The plant is also known as Diviner's Mint or Diviner's Sage, and most commonly simply as Salvia.

Salvia Divinorum was first recorded in Western literature in 1939. It remained an obscure recreational drug until the mid 1990s when sales of the leaf began over the Internet.

Many people find it difficult to achieve its full effects by smoking dried Salvia Divinorum leaves. Those who are successful generally require multiple large hits off a pipe or bong. Typical smoked doses with plain leaf are between 0.2 to 0.5 grams, about one large, dried leaf. Salvia Divinorum extracts generally come in 5x, 10x and 20x concentrations. Dramatically less material is required the more concentrated the extract is. A single hit of the substance may be more than enough to cause powerful mind altering effects.

When smoked, the effects of Salvia Divinorum generally come on very quickly. First effects are noticed between 20-60 seconds after smoking, increasing to peak effects within 1-2 minutes. Effects last between 5-15 minutes. There is then a comedown period of 20-40 minutes before returning to baseline.

Salvia Divinorum is not known to be either physically addictive or likely to cause psychological dependence. Withdrawal effects following discontinuation have not been reported. There appears to be no tolerance with Salvinorin-A, so an experience can be extended or amplified by smoking more.

Effects

• Powerful closed- and open-eye visuals
• Enhanced sensual and aesthetic appreciation
• Creative dreamlike experience
• General change in consciousness (as with most psychoactives)
• Altered perceptions
• Change in body temperature, flushing
• Sensation of physical push, pressure, or wind
• Sensation of entering or perceiving other dimensions, alternate realities
• Feeling of 'presence' or entity contact
• Dissociation at high doses
• Mild irritability following use.

Risks 

• Overly-intense experiences
• Fear, terror and panic
• Increased perspiration
• Possible difficulty integrating experiences
• Higher doses can cause inability to control muscles and maintain balance: falls are reported
• Mild to moderate headache, usually starting after effects wear off
• Some Salvia Divinorum users report throat and lung irritation after use.
• The use of Salvia Divinorum can trigger more difficulty for those suffering from emotional or psychological upheaval in their everyday lives
• The use of Salvia Divinorum by those with a family history of schizophrenia or early onset mental illness could trigger latent psychological and mental problem.

Class

Unclassified