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Using Salvia Divinorum for your garden
An often overlooked plant that looks great in any garden is Salvia divinorum. This plant is native to Oaxaca, Mexico and has long been used by the Mazatec Shamans for ceremonial purposes. Salvia has a height of over one meter when grown outdoors and occasionally produces beautiful white and violet flowers. This psychedelic plant, which can only be grown in warm and humid climates, does not produce seeds and thus it is necessary to obtain fresh cuttings to start your own garden. Individuals living in a cold climate can grow salvia divinorum as a houseplant without requiring the use of hydroponic equipment.
This psychedelic plant is not commonly used in gardening because of its hallucinogenic properties. It contains a chemical known as salvinorin A, which is regarded as “the most potent naturally occurring hallucinogen” in the world. Fresh salvia leaves, when chewed on, will produce a strong high. Salvia is most often used by drying it and producing concentrated extracts, ranging from 10x to 60x the potency of fresh leaf. These extracts can be smoked using a variety of methods. Effects from smoking salvia extracts include uncontrollable laughter, intense visual and auditory hallucinations, and a complete disconnection from reality.
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