The genus name of Salvia has its origins in the Latin word salvere, meaning “to be saved” or “to be well”, which reflects the wide array of medicinal properties found throughout the genus. However, today it is widely cultivated in the United States and around the world. Because of its limited geographical habitat, it is one of the rarest psychoactive plants on Earth. The plant rarely sets viable seed and reproduces vegetatively. It’s characterized by large green leaves, hollow square stems, white flowers (which bloom rarely), and violet calyxes. Like the other large varieties in the mint family, the Salvia plant can grow to heights exceeding one meter. It grows in the humid, high tropical mountains at an elevation between 300 and 800 meters.

Salvia divinorum is a flowering plant endemic to the Mazatec areas of the Sierra Madre Oriental in Oaxaca, Mexico. Since the early 90s, it has become available in the psychedelic culture around the world, commonly consumed by smoking the dry leaves and various extracts (5x, 10x, etc.). The Mazatec refer to the plant as “ska Pastora” or “hojas de la Pastora”, meaning “leaves of the Shepherdess.” Here, the Mazatec shamans use the plant for divination and healing in ritualistic ceremonies. Salvia is found around the world today, but it has been used traditionally for centuries by the Mazatec people in the Sierra Mazateca region of Oaxaca, Mexico. divinorum is known by many common names in the West, including Diviner’s Sage, Lady Salvia, Sally-D, and Magic Mint. This family contains many commonly-used edible herbs such as basil, rosemary, oregano, sage, thyme, and lavender.

Salvia divinorum is a perennial herb with psychedelic properties found in the mint family ( Lamiaceae).

Salvia hallucination