Salvia divinorum
(Diviners Sage) is used by the Mazatec Indians, who live in the
remote regions of Oaxaca in South America. Little is known regarding
the plant's use before this period, although there is some indication
that it may have been used by the Aztecs
in earlier times. (There is evidence that connects Salvia divinorum
with the ancient Aztec
sacrament Pipiltzintzintli.) The first description of this plant
in Western literature
was made by Swedish anthropologist Jean Basset Johnson
in 1931. Johnson who was investigating psilosybe mushroom use amongst
the Mazatecs, also noted their use of Salvia divinorum in healing
ceremonies.
Salvia divinorum (Diviners Sage) is used by the Mazatec Indians,
who live in
the remote regions of Oaxaca in South America.
Little
is known regarding the plant's use before this period, although
there is some
indication that it may have been used by the Aztecs in earlier
times. (There is evidence
that connects Salvia divinorum with the ancient Aztec sacrament
Pipiltzintzintli.)
The first description of this plant in Western literature was
made by Swedish
anthropologist Jean Basset Johnson in 1931. Johnson who was
investigating psilosybe
mushroom use amongst the Mazatecs, also noted their use of Salvia
divinorum in
healing ceremonies. Salvia divinorum is a very rare plant, being
found in only a few ravine
locations in the Sierra Mazateca mountains. The plants like
humidity and moisture, moderate
but indirect sunlight and warm temperatures.
Even though very little is known about it, Salvia divinorum
has never been found in the wild. The patches which have been
found in the Sierra Mazateca are thought to have been planted
deliberately; local shaman tradition suggests that the plant
is foreign to the region, there is no knowledge of its origin.
Among the Mazatecs, Salvia divinorum is
known under such names as Hierba Maria and Maria Pastoria,
which translates as "the herb of Mary" or "leaves
of Mary the Shepherdess". Salvia divinorum is also known
as Magic Mint(TM), because it is a close but mysterious relative
of sage and mint.
It is also known as Saliva Delirium, Salvia Divinorium and
Astroturf.
Cuttings
Rooted in peat
pellets or rockwool substrate with good root system.