March 3rd, 2010
Smoking Salvia is quite different then smoking lets say a cigarette or joint. Smoking salvia is legal everywhere that smoking tobacco is legal. The process of smoking salvia is quite different to the usual preferred method of smoking other herbs. While it is true that you can’t really compare them because they have such different actions (neurobiological as well as subjectively), I’d say smoking salvia is more intense than eating LSD (unless you take a ridiculous dose of acid).
Effects vary by dose and method of use. Salvia effects range from mild effects on up to a full out of body experience. As you begin with smaller amounts, be patient and avoid getting anxious and using more since the initial effects can be gradual. The reason a water bong is the preferred method is that effects are usually easier achieved if you manage to inhale and hold down a large amount of smoke. It is best to stop using the lighter once the effects start to come on as sometimes you may not be aware of your own actions and this could result in unnecessary accidents occurring.
Smoking salvia divinorum can be a fun experience but being prepared is in your best interest because it can be an amazing experience to say the least. Smoking salvia produces two different effects on people that include an out of body experience where you are totally lost, or a lighter feeling such as being high. Those who smoke large amounts or highly potent salvia have experienced moments when they have talked to people as if they were foreign objects, or feel as if time itself has stopped.
It is best to try small doses with the help of somebody who has experience with salvia and can help you when you use it. Stronger forms of salvia should only be used if you have some experience and know how sensitive you are. The other key element is to relax with closed eyes and the right music and learn how to meet the experience half way. The music is important because sounds will fuel the visual hallucinations. Then again though, good music in general does really take you somewhere else.
The claim that “young people are dying” from salvia is not backed up by empirical evidence, and, oddly enough, is contradicted by the actual text of AB 259 itself, which states that “medical experts and accident and emergency rooms have not reported any particular health concerns” about the drug. The fact that Salvia has never been shown to have adverse effects on health or society as a whole could easily take a back seat to the notion of red-blooded Americans hallucinating in their own backyards.
These facts are that Salvia is not known to be addictive, when used in proper dosages there are not any adverse side effects, smoking Salvia is not anymore damaging to your lungs then smoking cigarettes, and, when taken properly (not driving or handling sharp objects while using it) Salvia is not known to be harmful to ones health.
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February 23rd, 2010
Salvia is a consciousness-changing herb that can be used in a vision quest, or in a healing ritual. Salvia is available in its original leaf form an ounce of leaves will set you back around $30 and as an extract from the Mexican plant. Salvia is best smoked in a pipe, preferably water-cooled (bong), but a small sized tobacco pipe will also do. In the United States, salvia is not regulated under the Controlled Substances Act but some states, including Delaware, Louisiana, Missouri and others, have passed their own laws.
Extracts reduce the overall amount of smoke that needs to be inhaled, thus facilitating more powerful experiences. Extracts allow one to explore deeper levels than are available using just the plain leaf. Potency will depend on the naturally varying strength of the untreated leaf used in preparing the extract, as well as the efficiency of the extraction process itself. An extract of salvia is usually made by using a solvent such as ethanol or acetone. The solvent, which now contains dissolved extracted material, is evaporated onto salvia leaves, where the dissolved material is deposited.
Smoking is probably the most common method for ‘Western’ users. Like tobacco, smoking Salvia divinorum may involve health risks associated with the inhalation of various products of combustion, such tar, carbon monoxide, etc. To reduce the risk of inhaling too large a dose, it is generally best to avoid smoking products containing more than 15 mg salvinorin A per gram of leaf, unless the dose can be weighed precisely. When smoking it is a good idea to have asitter present although many smokers do not take this advice. A: salvinorin A does not produce a tolerance effect, so you can extend the experience by simply smoking more as soon as the effects begin to fade.
Research shows that the molecule has no affinity for the serotonin receptor, a key player in other hallucinogenic drugs. Aside from individual reports of self-medicated use in the treatment of depression, research suggests that Salvia divinorum, in line with the studied effects of other k-opioid agonists, may have further therapeutic potential.
This research has enhanced understanding of a wide array of human medical conditions including cancer, drug addiction, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, and normal aging and has led to the development of several promising treatment strategies. Other medical, biochemical and pharmacological scientists have published early studies suggesting that research on Salvia divinorum and Salvinorin A might eventually lead to new drugs that could be used to treat Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia and other diseases.
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February 20th, 2010
Smoking salvia divinorum is just like smoking tobacco in a pipe, but the effect is much stronger that you will feel from any other herb that you can smoke. You can also use a water pipe or even a hookah. Salvia divinorum is now becoming more popular and is being offered in more potent forms. If you want an experience that is less drastic then you should stick to the less expensive product.
Smoking salvia produces two different effects on people that include an out of body experience where you are totally lost, or a lighter feeling such as being high. Those who smoke large amounts or highly potent salvia have experienced moments when they have talked to people as if they were foreign objects, or feel as if time itself has stopped.
Those who have a stable mindset and are in the mood to handle an out of body experience should try salvia divinorum in small amounts so they can learn how to recognize the feeling, and you will also know what to expect. Salvia divinorum is very cheap and is mostly legal, and it isn’t addictive. It is best to try small doses with the help of somebody who has experience with salvia and can help you when you use it. As you begin with smaller amounts, be patient and avoid getting anxious and using more since the initial effects can be gradual.
For the time being, Salvia Divinorum is legal. Salvia is an herb that is from the sage plant. It probably is not something you would want to smoke in the car while driving around though. If you have Salvia Divinorum on you, you will probably be arrested, but would get off when it came to court. Treat it like a controlled substance and you should always be safe from inconveniences like court or jail time.
There are two different ways to use Salvia Divinorum, first of which is drinking the extract. This is a highly concentrated and alcoholic dose of salvia that is supposed to be held in your mouth, and absorbed by your tongue, then swallowed. The good part of this method is that you can make sure to get exactly the amount you want, and your ‘high’ comes on more slowly. However, if you hold the liquid in your mouth too long it can burn your tongue and your mouth, which can sometimes cause peeling and pain. The extract is also much more expensive, so it is usually better to smoke it.
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February 20th, 2010
Salvia Divinorum has been a very powerful tool for lots of issues concerning health. It is considered to be on toxic in nature. Salvia Divinorum herb is from Mexico and is very powerful tool for self-reflection as well as enlightenment.
It is consumed by the way as medication. For using salvia Divinorum, there are plenty of ways present. Salvia Divinorum can be taken as drink and can also be smoked. Some of the people say drinking salvia Divinorum will be much beneficial, but considering the results smoking will be right. As there are lots of smokers present than drinkers. Smoking is considered as the best way to consume Salvia Divinorum when purchased as extracts.
The method to smoke salvia Divinorum leaves:
To smoke salvia Divinorum, first you have to add some of the leaves into the pipe or it may be hookah and start smoking it as you smoke the tobacco or any other thing used to smoke.
The herb salvia Divinorum has become very popular nowadays that it is coming in the form of extracts, which is very powerful than the normal procedure. This is available in different variety of strengths. These extracts are so powerful that, when they are used they give out an amazing experience in the body. Some people cannot withstand the high strength salvia extracts and such people should stay with lower strengths, or they can just try with the salvia leaves which are having lower standards.
If you would like to purchase salvia, you can find many web sites selling the leaves online.
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February 19th, 2010
just curious if a corncob pipe will work or if i have to go buy another.
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February 19th, 2010
Looking for a legal alternative to smoking tobacco? You may not have heard of or thought to try salvia divinorum, but it is, for all intents and purposes, a lot like smoking tobacco in a pipe. The difference being that the effect is much stronger than you might feel from another herb that one can smoke. Salvia divinorum is becoming more popular and can be found in a variety of potent forms. To experience a less drastic effect, it is recommended that you use a less expensive product.
There are two effects that smoking salvia divorum extracts will produce in those who smoke it: an out of body experience in which you are completely lost, or the lighter feeling that you get as in being high. Some who have indulged in large amounts of the herb have had the experience of speaking to people as if they’re foreign objects and/or felt like time has stopped.
Anyone with a stable mindset who is in the mood and could handle an out of body experience, may enjoy trying salvia divinorum. It would be wise to try smoking the herb in small amounts in the beginning in order to discern how it will affect him or her personally and therefore know what to expect. Salvia divinorum is inexpensive, generally legal (you should check your state’s laws to determine the legality of smoking this particular substance), and not addictive. It is also a good idea seek the help of someone who has previously smoked salvia to help you use it. Keep in mind that when beginning with smaller amounts, it is easy to get impatient and have the desire to use more too quickly; the initial effects of salvia can be gradual, so using caution is advised.
Salvia, an herb from the sage plant, while legal, is still probably something you shouldn’t be smoking while driving or using in public venues. Chances are you will still be arrested if caught using the herb, though you would likely find your case dropped should it go to trial. If you treat salvia as you would a controlled substance you will most likely be spared the expense and inconvenience of jail time or a court appearance.
While smoking salvia is the typical way in which individuals choose to utilize the herb and experience the salvia divinorum effect, it is also possible to drink the extract. When using it in this way, salvia divinorum should be held in your mouth to be absorbed by your tongue, then swallowed. The advantage to using the herb in this manner is the ability to ingest the exact amount you want and the resulting ‘high’ will come on more slowly allowing your body the time it needs to become adjusted. Use precaution when using savia in this way as you may burn either your tongue or mouth (or both) should you hold the liquid in your mouth longer than you should. The salvia divinorum extract can also be quite a bit more expensive, so you may prefer to smoke salvia divinorum rather than drink it.
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February 16th, 2010
Smoking salvia is gaining popularity by the week, and salvia stores are popping up everywhere. Salvia divinorum is very cheap and is mostly legal, and it isn’t addictive. Salvia extract is something that needs to be measured out before loading into a pipe or being smoked. Salvia is a naturally grown, mint-like leaf which has been equated to providing users with experiences similar to that of the mind-altering drug LSD.
Cheap salvia is the stuff sold on ebay by young teens using acetone and sending you God knows what. Smoking salvia extract has helped depression as well as drug addiction and this has been proven on many occasions. For good salvia, make sure and buy more then 5 grams at a time as you can end up cutting the price by over 80% or more per gram.
While salvia can be quite a strong drug, the claim that it produces “hysteria,” “total confusion” and “near-madness” as a “side effect” doesn’t correspond at all to a drug whose effects are more typically described as wearing off within five or ten minutes and leaving the user with a mild sense of euphoria. Parents need to be educated to keep all drugs out of their kids reach, and govern their kids activities online.
The claim that “young people are dying” from salvia is not backed up by empirical evidence, and, oddly enough, is contradicted by many scientific reports, which state that “medical experts and accident and emergency rooms have not reported any particular health concerns” about the drug. The salvia panic “is essentially an extension of the old drug-war debate in that there’s this knee-jerk reflex on the part of legislators to criminalize first and ask questions later, if ever.
Extract concentration is how much “salvinorin a” (the hallucinogenic chemical) has been extracted and put back into the leaves. Purity means how much of the chemicals they washed off after extraction. You can find leaf soaked in extract at some head shops, that it pretty potent. I found that a good 10x extract only requires a moderate sized puff for a full blown break through.
Side effects include uncontrollable hysteria, an out of body experience, and a feeling of total confusion or near-madness. Buying salvia does not need to be difficult but be careful if you want to buy salvia using paypal.
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February 15th, 2010
Smoking salvia produces two different effects on people that include an out of body experience where you are totally lost, or a lighter feeling such as being high. Smoking salvia divinorum is just like smoking tobacco in a pipe, but the effect is much stronger than what you will feel from any other herb that you can smoke. Smoking salvia is gaining popularity by the week, and salvia stores are popping up everywhere. If you already smoke tobacco you will probably be comfortable with smoking Salvia. An average dose of salvia is around 1 or 2 grams, however, when smoking salvia the dose is only as much as you inhale.
Smoking provides a relatively short, but potentially very intense experience, whereas sublingual absorption provides a substantially longer lasting and somewhat more gentle experience. Smoking seems to be the most effective and enjoyable method of using Salvia divinorum, and is particularly suitable for first-time users. You should be aware that salvia suitable for smoking purposes is available in different strengths and forms, for the sake of your own health, always get standardized extract when possible. If you find salvia to be too strong of an experience, try smoking a combination of salvia, and damiana and/or passion flower.
Extracts allow one to explore deeper levels than are available using plain leaf. A good extraction will look very green–almost like the salvia leaves where dried up, and then crumpled. In my personal opinion a good starter extraction for salvia is the salvia extraction 10x (salvia comes in 5, 10, 16, 20 e. Also there are two different types of extracts. One of which is a “non-standardized extract” basically its extracted salvia infused with the leaf (which of course is not extracted) so non-standardized extract isn’t as potent as “standardized extract”–which is a pure extract from the leaf, not infused with the leaf. The most potent of salvia extracts is something called a “Tincture” basically its salvia in the purest form possible.
The high consists of mild, to very heavy and psychedelic “trips”. Many people will put too much salvia in their bowl (usually extracted salvia mind you) and will smoke it and have a bad trip. Salvia has similar effects on everyone, especially at lower levels, but once you get to higher levels there are different things that happen to people when they are tripping. You must respect salvia in order to have a good trip. Environment will basically insure a good or a bad trip.
Smoking salvia extract has helped depression as well as drug addiction and that has been proven on many occasions. Closing your eyes and staying relaxed is the best way to proceed after smoking salvia. One should keep in mind that walking after smoking Salvia divinorum is difficult at best, so cushions or a bed are recommended. In addition, the peak effects of smoking salvia typically last only between 5 and 30 minutes. But it’s clear after watching a few YouTube videos of people smoking salvia that the effects can last far longer and be more intense.
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February 13th, 2010
Salvia Divinorum is a green plant native to Southern Mexico. The Mazatec tribes of Mexico use this legal substance that holds a strong psychoactive compound known as Salvinorin. Traditionally, the Mexicans especially the shamans use this herb for curative and divine purposes. Salvia has been portrayed to cause divine intoxication, which allows the healer to trance and take a trip into the supernatural world searching for the cure for the patient. The scientific community are skeptic about this plant, they doesn’t seem to classify it into any of the accessible pharmacological category.
Salvia has been prepared on two common methods; through smoking and oral, others prefer it cooked. This is how to prepare salvia for smoking. First, prepare a Dried Salvia leaves, it is the easiest and most common way to prepare the herb, it is readily available in some commercial supplier and can be smoked using a tobacco pipes, water pipes or joints. The smoke should be inhaled hot and fast for the Salvinorin to be vaporized and infused into the lungs. It is required to do quite a few hits in quick succession for the Salvia to take effect immediately.
The usual dose of smoking Salvia leaves is 0.25 to 0.5 grams, but dosages may vary according to the effect on each individual. Salvia takes effect almost instantaneously, in a matter of a minute and rapidly accelerating that lasts up to 5 to 10 minutes, then gradually fading out over the next 20 to 30 minutes.
Other method of preparing Salvia is by oral means. Swallowed or chewed salvia leaves or water-based concoction is one of the traditional ways the Mexican healers prepare it. However, swallowed and chewed Salvia has less potency as the linings of the tissues of the mouth as well as the saliva absorbs the Salvinorin, its potency decreases. It is recommended to prepare enough dosage of Salvia leaves if were prepared orally.
Salvia’s potency may have to do with its leaf quality, when obtaining leaves, look for the most potent grade that you can afford especially if you opt to smoke it. Because the more strong the leaves are the less smoke you need to gasp.
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