Erowid Salvia Divinorum (Ska Pastora) Vault

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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.

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 #

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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