What Are The Side Effects To Salvia?
Salvia Divinorum, also known by the name “the
Diviner’s Sage” is a powerful hallucinogenic herb that is used mainly for its
ability to alter reality. This plant is powerful for curing mental, physical
and emotional illnesses like headache, depression, insomnia and constipation. Though
it seems perfectly safe and smooth working, there are some horrible side
effects which are not deadly, but with those kinds of effects, one can lead to self-destruction.
The most common side effect of salvia divinorum is experienced immediately after the consumption, which is fear. This is commonly due to the bad experiences associated during the trip which includes extreme sights such as horrible places like hell, torture chambers, unknown places, medieval experiences, etc. There are also some instances in which the user experiences communication with some supreme being, sometimes that being resembles one of those scary antagonists and monsters in horror movies. However, the side effects won’t last for long unless you made yourself too affected with certain scenes and visions.
Another side effect you can experience after using salvia divinorum is insomnia, sometimes lack of sleep, and loss of consciousness. The latter can be caused when using a very high dosage of pure salvinorin A. That is why when using an extract or product with very high salvinorin-a concentration, there is an intense need for a sitter, the one who will watch over you while under the spell of the magical herb.
In terms of a sitter, it seems that in order to avoid possible catastrophic side effects (like falling on stairs due to loss of consciousness), you really need someone who is knowledgeable about salvia and especially a sober one, if possible, one of your relatives or a very close friend is a must.
As salvia divinorum greatly impair one’s mental perception, the following mental side effects can also be expected: depression, loss of ability to tell what is reality, confused judgment, loss of memory and a potential brain damage (true if you used salvinorin-a concentrations of 40X or more). That is why you need extreme care before, during and after a salvia trip.
If you thought that salvia can only have mental and psychological side effects, you’re wrong. It has been proven that salvia divinorum is capable of impairing sensory abilities for a short duration, nausea, vomiting, uncontrollable laughter, slowed heartbeat, increase in body temperature, rapid perspiration, and others.
As beneficial as it seems, you can infer from the information above that salvia divinorum is also a tool for a great destruction. It’s like a tool that can revive the dying hopes of an individual but can also overthrow the most powerful human will that exists. That just proves that salvia divinorum has the right to be called “the diviner’s sage” and “sage of the seers” because of its creative and destructive ability.
The only way that you can do to avoid these seemingly unfathomable side effects is that you must have a clear knowledge about what salvia is and its effects. You must be armed with bravery, and face all of the obstacles that you may encounter during the 5 minute trip that seems to last for a lifetime.
