Salvia divinorum is a species of plant in the sage genus Salvia, known for its transient psychoactive properties when its leaves, or extracts made from the leaves, are administered by smoking, chewing
Salvia divinorum Herba de Maria
Mazatec people performing a ritual dance in Huautla de Jimenez
Jean Basset Johnson, who studied Mazatec shamanism during the 1930s
Dimethyltryptamine, also known as N,N-dimethyltryptamine, is a serotonergic hallucinogen and investigational drug of the tryptamine family that occurs naturally in many plants and animals. DMT is used
Salvia divinorum
…salvia-inspired' visionary art. Others claim musical inspiration from the plant. A 2019 large-scale study found that ketamine, Salvia divinorum, and DMT (and other classical psychedelic substances) are linked to near-death experiences. Ethnobotanist Daniel Siebert cautions that inhaling hot air can be…
Ayahuasca preparation.
Free-base DMT powder extracted from Mimosa hostilis root bark (left); vape cartridge made with free-base DMT extract (right).