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The Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute
The Esalen Institute
Phone:
+1 888-837-2536

Address:
55000 CA-1, Big Sur, CA 93920, USA

Salvia divinorum is a plant species with transient psychoactive properties when its leaves are consumed by chewing, smoking or as a tea. The leaves contain opioid-like compounds that induce hallucinations. Because the plant has not been well-studied in high-quality clinical research, little is known about its toxicology, adverse effects, or safety over long-term consumption. Its native habitat is cloud forest in the isolated Sierra Mazateca of Oaxaca, Mexico, where it grows in shady, moist locations. The plant grows to over a meter high, has hollow square stems like others in the mint family Lamiaceae, large leaves, and occasional white flowers with violet calyxes. Botanists have not determined whether Salvia divinorum is a cultigen or a hybrid because native plants reproduce vegetatively and rarely produce viable seed.Mazatec shamans have a long and continuous tradition of religious use of Salvia divinorum to facilitate visionary states of consciousness during spiritual healing sessions.Its chief active psychoactive constituent is a structurally unique diterpenoid called salvinorin A, a potent κ-opioid agonist. Although not thoroughly assessed, preliminary research indicates Salvia divinorum may have low toxicity . The effects are rapid in onset and short-lasting.Salvia divinorum is legal in some countries and certain US states, while other states have passed laws criminalizing it.
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