Salvia FAQ

[Blueflame1986]

Hey guys, there have been way too many salvia threads about, and there have been a few great threads, but they have gone unnoticed by the mods(they are very busy people) . I made this faq with the hope that one of the mods will find it usefull enough to sticky it, and therefore end some of the myths about using salvia. This thread will also hopefully acnowledge the responsible and legal use of this herb.

First off you need to know that salvia is not just a legal weed or high. It is a completely diffrent drug which needs to be approached diffrently than dank. Salvia is NOT a recreational drug in the way that other drugs like alcohol and marijuana are used. It is definitely NOT a party drug. Salvia is best used by those wishing to explore deep meditative states, spiritual journeys, explore the power of there own mind, etc.

Salvia contains a substance called salvinorin-A. Salvinorin-A is the most potent naturally occurring vision inducer. Only LSD is potent at a smaller dose however LSD itself is not present in nature. When vaporized and inhaled, doses of about 250 micrograms (that is 250 millionths of a gram) can have threshold effects and doses of 1 milligram will have extreme effects. Sensitivity varies greatly from person to person, so start small!!! Salvinorin is most effective when inhaled as smoke or vapor and least effective on a milligram basis when swallowed.

It's probably not like what you expect, even if you have considerable experience with various other drugs. Salvia's effects are radically different from that of any other vision inducing psychoactive substance. Salvia will produce an effect that is unique to itself and only actual experience can help one to understand its nature. Effects vary by dose and method of use. The effects range from very light at lower doses to overwhelmingly strong at higher doses. The experience can vary from a subtle, just off-baseline state to a full-blown psychedelic experience. At moderate to high doses, users report a sense of profound understanding and peace, a feeling of being connected with the entire universe, vivid imagery, dramatic time distortion, encounters with beings, travel to other places/times/planets/dimensions, living years as the paint on a wall or experiencing the full life of another individual. Needless to say, salvia has the potential to produce a very potent experience so it should be respected.

The duration of the experience depends on the method of use and the amount that is ingested. Depending on the method, it can last anywhere from 15 minutes to over 3 hours. Generally, smoked Salvia effects come on quickly, peak for 5-20 minutes and then begin to subside. The oral and sublingual methods take longer for the effects to onset and lasts considerably longer.


It is best to smoke the leaf material in a pipe (not a joint). Salvinorin A has a relatively high vaporization temperature, and with a pipe you can draw a flame directly onto the leaf material so that it burns quite hot. It is very important to hold the smoke deeply in the lungs for a good 20 - 30 seconds before exhaling. This allows time for salvinorin A to be absorbed from the smoke. If one exhales to quickly, much of the material will be wasted. The level of effects you achieve depends on the amount of smoke inhaled and absorbed within about a 2 minute period. Within 2 minutes, you should be able to take 3 big hits (holding each one in for 20 - 30 seconds). The body metabolizes salvinorin A quite rapidly, so if you want to increase the effect by smoking several hits, you need to ingest the smoke faster than it is metabolized. If you pause too long between hits, the duration will be extended, but the intensity of effects won't increase

There is much more to learn about this special little herb, just thought i'd get a thread going, and hopefully others will add there experiences or information. The purpose of this site is to educate...well......lets educate!

Just wanted it to be known that i didnt write all of this(you probly knew that allready) Most of it is taken from random faqs and information sites on the web. Im just trying to throw it all together here haha

[Hashbrownies]

Xzit did it once before, it was sticky for while, but then eventually they unsticky-ed it and noe its lost among the latter pages of General.

[Novnia]

thought bout trying it, but i dunno where i would get any around here. dont really wanna ask my dealer for it if its legal.

[TokinBlue]

can be found at your local friendly headshops.......usually

[crusher101]

hell if you smoke it long enough be prepared for ego death too.

[Frank White]

I thought salvia, was boring in all honesty..

[Spasmolytik]

If any part of your salvia experience was boring I'd say you didn't experience salvia.