The Salvia divinorum Research and Information Center - Shroomery

The Salvia divinorum FAQ
• Salvia fluid extracts. These are usually in the form of various Salvia elixirs --
sweetened alcoholic fluid extracts. Instructions for making them are included in the
FAQ.
• Sage Goddess Emerald Essence. A particularly effective, ultra-concentrated, refined
tincture that is prepared using a unique new separation process developed by Daniel
Siebert. This product is the most effective and reliable form of Salvia divinorum for oral
use. It is available from The Sage Wisdom Salvia Shop.
• Soft extracts. This is a type of true extract. It is a semisolid material obtained by
extracting Salvia divinorum leaf with a solvent and then evaporating the solvent
completely. The resulting preparation is a waxy or tarry product that is not sufficiently
hard to be able to be ground up into a powder. The soft extract (which may actually be
fairly hard like hard wax), is not deposited on leaves. This material is quite suitable for
sublingual use as a substitute for quid. The effects are similar to quid but probably will
be stronger, may come on a little slower, and may last somewhat longer. The advantage
over quid chewing is user comfort, as a far smaller amount of material must be put into
ones mouth. Since the material is very concentrated (1/4 tsp. will produce a strong trip
in many people) a large enough dose can be taken to guarantee a strong trip without
the gagging that may accompany use of large quids. For example: if 1/4 tsp. is
ineffective, one could take 1/2 tsp. without gagging. Basic soft extracts but can easily be
prepared in a kitchen. A method of preparation is described below.
• Hard extracts. These can be prepared by a more complicated use of two solvents in a
separatory funnel, one to remove the oils and waxes but leave the salvinorin and the
other to dissolve the salvinorin. A hard extract could be ground and used as a powder.
No Salvia divinorum hard extracts are being sold. Such a hard extract might be
suitable for vaporization or use as a nasal snuff. Instructions for making a hard extract
are not included in the FAQ.
Q. I'm not a first time user. Smoking regular leaves doesn't have much effect on me.
Despite your warnings, I'd like to be able to make extract enhanced leaves. How can I
do that?
A. If you cannot achieve sufficient effect with unenhanced leaves you may wish to try
extract enhanced leaves; however you should have a sitter present when you try
smoking these. Here is one way to make a 6X enhancement. Note: attempting to make
enhancements much stronger than this will leave you with a sticky gummy mess.
Method: Take your dried leaf material and divide it into two portions one of which
weighs 5 times as much as the other. Call the smaller portion B and the larger portion
A. For this example we will assume you want to make about 5 G of 6X extract enhanced
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