Salvia Divinorum
Salvinorin C, a New Neoclerodane Diterpene from a Bioactive Fraction of the Hallucinogenic Mexican Mint Salvia divinorum
Abstract Salvinorin C (1 ), a minor component from a biologically active TLC fraction, was isolated from the leaves of the Mexican mint Salvia divinorum . Its structure was elucidated on the basis of extensive proton and C-13 NMR experiments, as well as by comparison of the NMR data with those of the mono- and diacetate derivatives 5 -7 of the major NaBH4 -reduction product of salvinorin A (2 ).
The Legal Status Of Salvia Divinorum
Legal Status I am not aware of any attempts to prohibit Salvia divinorum in countries other than those listed below. If you are aware of any such attempts, please click here to send me an email. If there is any change in the legal status of Salvia divinorum or salvinorin A, I will post the information here as soon as it becomes available to me. Australia Australia was the first country to prohibit Salvia divinorum and salvinorin A.
Ethnopharmacognosy and Human Pharmacology of Salvia divinorum and Salvinorin A
Abstract After a thorough review of the limited ethnographic data on shamanic use of the entheogenic mint Salvia divinorum by the Mazatec Indians of the Sierra Madre Oriental of the Mexican state of Oaxaca, with special emphasis on pharmacognostical aspects, the author details the phytochemical studies which led to the isolation of the novel diterpene salvinorin A in 1982-1984.
Daniel Siebert
DANIEL SIEBERT is an ethnobotanist, educator, and artist. He has been researching Salvia divinorum for over twenty years and was the first person to work on the human pharmacology of salvinorin A and to clearly identify this compound as the psychoactive principal of the plant. He has studied Salvia divinorum in its native habitat and has worked with it under the guidance of Mazatec shamans. His work appears in scientific journals and other publications. Mr.
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Salvia splendens. A psychoactive sage?
Salvia splendens is one of the most commonly grown ornamental Salvia species. It is cultivated as a bedding plant in many countries. Most nurseries carry dwarf varieties in various colors including scarlet, purple, orange, lavender and yellow.There are many compounds in nature that are similar to the salvinorins in structure.