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PubMed paper - The pharmacological effects of Salvia species on the central nervous system
Identifier
011328
Type of Spiritual Experience
Near death
Out of body
Vision
Hallucination
Background
A description of the experience
From The pharmacological effects of Salvia species on the central nervous system - Imanshahidi M, Hosseinzadeh H; Pharmacodynamy and Toxicology Department, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran.
Salvia is an important genus consisting of about 900 species in the family Lamiaceae. …..In this review, the pharmacological effects of Salvia species on the central nervous system will be reviewed. These include sedative and hypnotic, hallucinogenic, skeletal muscle relaxant, analgesic, memory enhancing, anticonvulsant, neuroprotective and antiparkinsonian activity, as well as the inhibition of ethanol and morphine withdrawal syndrome.
……………… , when smoked (in a manner similar to free base cocaine), the compound is effective in doses of 200–500 μg and produces visions that last from 30 min to an hour or two, while doses over 2 mg are effective for much longer. At doses greater than 500 μg the subject is often no longer aware of their surroundings and may enter an uncontrollable delirium. This compound is the most potent naturally occurring hallucinogen thus far isolated
PMID: 16619340