BACKGROUD: Salvia divinorum is a member of the Lamiaceae family and contains the
psychotropic diterpene and kappa-opioid receptor agonist salvinorin-A. Originally a …

Salvinorin A is a potent, selective nonnitrogenous kappa opioid agonist and the known
psychoactive constituent of Salvia divinorum, a member of the mint family that has been …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance In 1962 ethnopharmacologists, Hofmann and
Wasson, undertook an expedition to Oaxaca, Mexico. These two researchers were the first …

BACKGROUND: There is growing use of Salvia divinorum (SD), a psychoactive plant that
produces hallucinogen-like effects through a kappa opioid receptor (KOR) mechanism. Little …

Salvia divinorum is a hallucinogenic plant with ethnopharmacological and recreational uses.
It differs from classic serotonergic hallucinogens such as LSD and psilocin in both …

Rationale Salvia divinorum has been used for centuries, and nontraditional use in modern
societies is increasing. Inebriation and aftereffects of use are poorly documented in the …

Salvia divinorum is a perennial sage native to Oaxaca, Mexico, that has been used
traditionally in divination rituals and as a treatment for the “semimagical” disease panzón de …

Background: Salvinorin-A is a terpene with agonist properties at the kappa-opioid receptor,
the binding site of endogenous dynorphins. Salvinorin-A is found in Salvia divinorum, a …

At present, the Mexican mint Salvia divinorum is an unregulated hallucinogen. This has
resulted in various on-line botanical companies advertising and selling S. divinorum as a …

The hallucinogenic plant Salvia divinorum (ie,“magic mint”) is a member of the Sage family
that has been historically used for divination and shamanism by the Mazatecs. Today, S …