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Salvia divinorum is a plant used for its psychoactive effects.
Given the right dose, individual, set and setting, it produces a
unique state of 'divine inebriation' which has been traditionally
used by Mazatec healers. This inebriation is quite different from
that of alcohol. S. divinorum is both similar to, and different
from, other drugs that affect the brain and behavior. In many ways
Salvia divinorum is a unique 'magical' herb. Salvia (and the
salvinorin it contains) is very difficult to categorize
pharmacologically. It does not fit well into any existing
pharmacological class. Louis Lewin, the father of psychopharmacology
called vision inducing drugs 'phantastica'. Let us dust off this
venerable term and recycle it by calling Salvia divinorum a
'phantasticant'.
Western users prefer to smoke the dried S. divinorum leaves in a
pipe or bong for the best effect. Worldwide Seeds have found a very
potent variety of the highest quality which is grown under strict
conditions in Holland.
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