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papers by Valdes' group, but Ott's assessment of the tests in animals
is that "the primary effects of salvinorin A was sedative". The whole
leaves do not have this as their primary effect.
If anybody knows of informal human assays of salvinorin A, we'd
all like to hear about it...
Eli ebrandt@hmc.edu
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Newsgroups: alt.psychoactives
From: Anonymous
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 1994 07:57:01 UTC
Subject: Salvia Divinorum Info
Salvia divinorum is easily grown in the northwest U.S. -- after seeing a
friend's plant in Portland, I suddenly realized what a healthy plant looks
like. For a year, I had been struggling to get a few cuttings going in the
very different climate of southern New Mexico: the result, inevitably, was a
drooping plant with blackening (i.e. useless) leaves. Up in the pacific
northwest, however, at least by the coast, the plant thrived, growing easily
in a bathroom on a shelf away from the window and direct sunlight.
For would-be enthusiasts in the northwest: you've pretty much got it made.
The only worry would be to keep the plant from freezing (i.e., keep it
inside!). You don't need anything except indirect sunlight. Indeed, live
Salvia divinorum plants have been seen (by this author) for sale in a plant
shop right off the Pike Place Market in Seattle. You just need to look
around -- more people are growing it than you might think.
On the other hand, would-be growers in the southwest and central U.S. are
looking at an entirely different scenario: you _need_ to build a humidity
tent of some kind. In the spring the plant will appear to thrive; however,
come the hot summer, plants will easily die. You've got to do something -why
not build a small structure (with PVC pipe perhaps? I use bamboo, which
grows in my garden. Avoid wood, as this invites mold with all the misting
you'll have to do. And mist it you must. S. divinorum _requires_ high
humidity, and will shrivel and die without it. Just use a spray bottle to
mist inside your tent 3 times a day or so. Oh, and another thing is to place
your (prefferably peat) container in a dish of vermiculite which is
regulary sprayed -- helps keep things humid, you see. S. d. plants can
survive even the hottest New Mexico summers with this kind of attention.
As far as getting the plants goes, as I said, look around. There are plenty
of suppliers, you just have to use your brain and check into it. The plant
is not illegal. As far as Seattle residents, you need to just look for it
while you're shopping at Pike Place Market. A friend found a (VERY healthy)
specimen there.
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