Salvia Divinorum

Salvia Divinorum is a hallucinogenic Mexican herb known as heavenlys mint in the US and is typically a natural substance that has the ability to showcase intense hallucinations out of personate experiences, and a short-term memory loss. Although this substance is legal in the unite States in spite of of the herbs hallucinogenic properties, this immobilise is generally not considered as therapeutic despite of the notion that it was also used for curing by the Mazatic, and is more likely to be use as recreational drugs by adolescents because of mind altering properties of this substance.Because of these properties, Salvia Divinorum should be classified as a capability source of restrict drugs along with Marijuana or the Cannabis sativa and products derived from this herb should be considered as restricted drugs. A mysterious plant that is both puzzling and perplexing, this herb was described botanically by Carl Epling and Carlos D. Jativa in 1962 through and through the help of two Americans, Albert Hofman a chemist, and Gordon Wasson, an ethno mycologist investigating Mazatic rituals (Clebsh & Barner p. 06). Growing only in the territory lived in by the Mazatic Indians of Oaxaca, Mexico the Maztic Indians use this plant along with other ingredients for their hallucinogenic properties in divinatory rituals (p. 106). According to Clebsch and Barner, It was reported that if this salvia was ingested it would produce an illusory experience (p. 106). Apparently, this stuff when ingested produces strange feelings that could be similar to the effects of particular drugs such(prenominal) as Marijuana and other prohibited drugs.Daniel J. Siebert pointed out that the effect of taking Salvinorin A(an encapsulated product from salvia divinorum), includes perceive visions of people, objects, and places, and with doses above one mg user will experience out body experiences and may worry up or move around with no exonerated awareness of their subprogramions or beha vior (p. 55). Furthermore, during the virtually intense phase of the experience, Siebert noted that user of this substance speak nonsense and even laugh hysterically.Siebert summarized the feelings experiences that could be had by any taking substance derived from salvia divinorum as follows User sees objects such as yellowness plaid French fries, a drawer and even ferries wheel a visions of various dimensional objects body loss and even identity uncontrollable hysterical laughter and different feelings of motion, or being twist or pulled by forces of some kind (p. 55).From this feelings and experiences resulting from the use of salvia divinorum there is a considerable licence that this substance could produce drugs that with effect similar or might even persecuteful than the effect of marijuana. The satire is that this drug is not restricted in the United States thus companies promoting drugs derived from this herb are free to march on these types of substances on the intern et sites targeting younger adults and adolescents.According to information released by DEA, Drug Diversion Program authorize Drugs of Chemical Concern Salvia Divinorum this substance is being smoked and its effect are described by users similar to other restricted drugs (WWW. Streetdrugs. org). Based on new pharmacological findings and the description of users of this substance, salvia divinorum should be classified as authorization source of restricted drugs and that government authorities should closely monitor and act decisively against the liberal use of this substance.Just like other restricted substance that causes potential harm to the user when taken liberally, this substance are prone to abuse and may also cause potential harm to the users. While, there seems to be no clear physical benefit on the use of this stuff aside from the notion of relaxation, the abnormal behavior of the person when at the peak of experience of this drugs, is a clear indication of the potential h arm this substance may cause on the users.Work CitedClebsch, Betsy & Barner, Carol D. The overbold Books of Salvias USA Timber Press, 2003Salvia Divinorum WWW. Streetdrugs.orghttp//www.streetdrugs.org/salvia2.htmSiebert, Daniel Salvia divinorum and Salvinorin A new pharmacological findings Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd., 1994http//www.sagewisdom.org/siebertjep94.pdf