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The Other Psychoactive Salvias |
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Written by (edot)
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Friday, 21 December 2001 |
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One person has reported on the usage of the combination of Salvia divinorum and S. splendens, stating that “well over an hour and a half had surely passed when I got an idea that I just had to try. Splendens flowers, naturally dried. Three hits later I'm pleasantly fried. Is it synergistic? It surely must be.
“Like an elongated divinorum trip, with a lower peak” and “ I smoked five big hits of splendens flowers then I immediately smoked one good hit of divinorum. I was rocketed into a slightly altered divinorum peak the peak wasn't quite as intense as just divinorum, but lasted about an hour” and “after I came down off the divinorum I smoked some splendens and it brought my divinorum trip back almost to the peak”.
After experimenting with splendens, I became interested in other Salvia species that might contain active diterpenes. A friend sent me a reference to diterpenes in S. coccinea (Savona et al 1982) and I acquired seeds and germinated them. The following is from the Lycaeum Trip Reports forum, February 22, 1998:
“Pursuant to reports of diterpenes in the aerial parts of the plant Salvia coccinea (Savona et al 1982). ½ gram of leaf material was prepared and used for pyrolytic assay. The effects may be compared to those of Salvia splendens. Firstly was noted a disinclination to move from the chair in which one was sitting. Colors and textures became more distinct, accompanied by a mental clarity. Music became deeper and more full, with nuances that had never been previously noticed in familiar works. The thought process seemed to have been given wings. Physical effects were basically non-existent except for the disinclination to move which may also be described as feeling made of stone, hence having no inclination to move in the first place.
Where previously S. splendens had been compared to the last hour of a cubensis experience, this reminds the subject more of mescaline at a similar stage. Potentiation with cannabis at plus one hour was synergistic. Unlike S. divinorum, one can carry out “normal” activities under it's influence, although activities requiring concentration-such as typing-are somewhat hindered.
The duration seems to be similar to S. splendens , but somewhat more stimulatory in nature after the initial onset”. After the success with S. coccinea, I began to investigate other members of the Salvia family and I began aquiring and testing other species. I tested S. Argentia, S. plebia, and S. superba, all by smoking.
All of the Salvias tested had similar effects. A short time later I received in the mail a copy of Chapter 12 of “Phytochemistry of Medicinal Plants” edited by John T.Arnason et al, the chapter being entitled “Neo-Clerodane Diterpenoids from American Salvia Species” by Lydia Rodriguez-Hahn, Baldomero Esquivel and Jorge Cardenas which listed the following American Salvia species: - S. melissodora
- S. breviflora
- S. keerlii
- S. semiatrata
- S. lasiantha
- S. madrensis
- S. splendens
- S. fulgens
- S. microphylla
- S. lineata
- S. rubescens
- S. greggii
- S. coccinea
- S. plebia
- S. gesneraeflora
- S. puberula
- S. tilleafolia
- S. rhyacophyla
- S. lanquidula
- S. urolepsis
- S. reptans
- S. farinacea
- S. lavenduloides
- S. cardiophylla
- S. thymoides
- S. purpurea.
Neo-clerodane diterpenoids are the class of chemicals of which Salvinorin A is one example. Others in this class are Splendidin and ” from S. splendens, Salvimadrensis and Salvimadrensinone from S. madrensis and Salviacoccin from S. coccinea.
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