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A mysterious, much-discussed, and in some countries, prohibited plant!
The plant grows wild in the Mazatec mountains of Oaxaca (Mexico), where it thrives in shady and moist areas. The plant is psychoactive, causes strong hallucinations, and was traditionally used by Mazatec shamans. The plant has a square, hollow stem and can grow up to 1 m tall. The leaves are green and measure about 10-30 cm. Flowering is rare, producing white flowers with purple calyxes.
For thousands of years, the plant has been chewed by the shamans of the Mazatec Indians during religious rituals. Chewing produces a longer-lasting but milder effect than the smoking commonly practiced in the West. Smoking salvia extracts causes dissociation and intense, atypical hallucinations. The effect comes on quickly when smoked and lasts about 5-10 minutes. Most users describe the experience as pleasant, sometimes even spiritual, while others find the experience frightening and too intense. A frequently reported frightening effect is a (temporary) feeling of loss of control where perception of the environment disappears and a tendency for a kind of blind, sleepwalking-like movement emerges (which can unintentionally expose the user to dangers), and also any sense of height and depth disappears: the user then fears being absorbed into a flat, two-dimensional plane. Because the substance is often legally available, there is a particular danger for new users of underestimating the intensity of the effects. (text from Wikipedia)
In short: a fascinating plant, but be careful and moderate in its potential use. The plants cannot tolerate frost; they should be overwintered cool and with light, and pruning is best.
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Latin: Salvia divinorum
Dutch: Tripsalie
Also known as: Salvia divinorum
English: Diviner's Sage, Ska María Pastora, Seer's Sage
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