Salvia

Salvia divinorum is a sprawling perennial herb found in the Sierra Mazatec region of Mexico. It's 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.

PHYSICAL EFFECTS:

• Raised body temperature
• Increased heart rate and blood pressure
• Sweating or chills
• Loss of appetite
• Sleeplessness
• Dry mouth
• Tremors

MENTAL EFFECTS:

• Severe, terrifying thoughts and feelings, fear of losing control, fear of insanity and death
• Visual hallucinations
• Double or blurred vision
• Distortion of one's sense of time and identity
• Distorted time perception, distorted perception of size, shape, movements, color, sounds, touch and one's own body image
• Severe depression or psychosis

STREET NAMES:

Ska Pastora, Shepherdess's Herb, ska Maria Pastora, yerba de Maria, Sally-D, Mexican Mint

SALVIA AND THE LAW:

California –Effective January 1, 2009, sale of Salvia divinorum or salvinorin A to anyone under the age of 18 will be a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment of up to 6 months or a $1,000 fine.