The Salvia divinorum Research and Information Center - Shroomery

Daniel Siebert Speaks…
Daniel: Actually, I have several preferred methods of
ingestion. I am fascinated by the extremely intense and often
bizarre, but brief experiences that can be achieved by
smoking, and I also enjoy the longer lasting, slowly unfolding
type of experiences produced when the leaves are chewed
using the quid method or when using a sublingually absorbed
extract. When smoked, the full dose is delivered rapidly into
the bloodstream. This method produces effects that begin
very rapidly, producing almost no "alert." Peak effects are
experienced in less than a minute. The peak state lasts for
some 5-10 minutes, then subsides over another 20-30
minutes. When Salvia divinorum is ingested orally, salvinorin
A is absorbed gradually into the blood stream. The effects
build over 15-30 minutes, peak for 1-2 hours, then gradually
diminish over an additional hour or two. Both kinds of
experiences can be tremendously rewarding. Oral ingestion
provides a more gradual entry into the experience, which
makes it easier to get one's bearings and to adjust to the
changes of consciousness that are occurring. The greater
duration of the effects provides more opportunity to explore
and learn from the experience. However, sometimes the
shorter duration of effects achieved by smoking is more
desirable, because it requires less of a time commitment, and
since the effects are so brief, one can risk diving in further,
with the assurance that one will quickly return to the surface.
For smoking purposes, I definitely prefer to use a highly
concentrated form of salvinorin A, rather than plain leaves. I
see no virtue in inhaling the massive quantities of smoke that
are necessary to reach a high level of effects when smoking
the leaves in their natural state. In the past I worked with pure
salvinorin A; however, I no longer use it in this form, because
a single dose is so minute that the mechanics of handling it
are problematic. What I usually use for smoking these days is
a salvinorin A-fortified leaf-preparation that contains 1 mg
salvinorin A that has been deposited on 25 mg Salvia
divinorum leaf. This can be smoked easily in an ordinary
pipe, and because it is so highly concentrated, one only needs
to inhale a tiny wisp of smoke. When using the quid method,
I prefer to use fresh leaves rather than dried ones. There is
something very satisfying about consuming the leaves fresh
off the plant, while they are still crisp, juicy, and full of
vitality. I also enjoy using a sublingual extract. This produces
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