Salvia divinorum

Botanical Description

Salvia divinorum is a Cultivated by the Mazateca Indians in Oaxaca on secret places in the forests. Probably a true cultigen (only vegetative reproduction). The leaves are used by the Indians as a psychotropic and hallucinogenic drug for inducing divinatory visions. Mostly infusions of the leaves are applied, also smoked. For private purpose nowadays grown elsewhere in the world. - As hallucinogenic species unique among the Labiatae[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].