Uses+And+Purposes

__//**How to use salvia properly:**//__
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 * -the link above is a video on the proper ways to use salvia in recreational use as well**

//__**Purposes:**__//

 * ======The Schamans used to crush salvia leaves to extract the juices from 20 - 80 or more fresh leaves and mix the juices with water and it creates an infusion or they called "tea" that they drink and it induce these visions during what they call ritual healing ceremonies======
 * ======These ceremonies where the shamanic had visions was known for curing or divination======
 * ======For bringing about visionary states of consciousness======
 * ======Spirtual healing sessions======
 * ======Believed that the plant is an incarration of the virgin Mary, so the ritual use is also to invoke that relationship======
 * ======standard dose for chewing is about 8-28 leaves======
 * ======Each doses can range from between 50 mg to 172 mg and a few to many times more salvia than consumed when smoking======
 * ======salvinorin A is generally considered to be inactive when orally ingested and is deactivated by the gastrointestinal system======

//__**Uses:**__//

 * ======Traditional mazatec ritual used and consumed fresh leaves======
 * ======Dry leaves can be smoked======
 * ======Smoked in a pipe but most users prefer the use of a water pipe to cool the smoke.======
 * ======More effectively absorbed the active principle======
 * ======If enough is absorbed, a person’s state of consciousness is altered and visions are experienced======
 * ======The duration of the conscious state being altered depends on the method of plant being ingested and amount absorbed======
 * ======for salvinorin to be released from the plant, it needs to reach a temperature of 240'C======
 * ======If smoked, effects are experienced within 30 seconds======
 * ======effect is most intense in the first 1-5 minutes======
 * ======Orally ingested by chewing the leaves(proven to not be an overly effective method because Salvinorin A is not a water soluble substance) occurs within 5-10 minutes after being ingested======
 * ======hold in the mouth for as long as possible======
 * ======Chewing consumes more of the plant then smoking, so chewing has a longer lasting effect======
 * ======Quid leaves are held in the mouth as long as possible in order to facilitate absorption of the active constituents through the oral administration======
 * ======'Quid' refers to the fact that after the leaves had been chewed and held there for as long as posible then you spit out the leaves======
 * they would spit leaves out after chewed because swallowing the salvia leaves has no known effect

//__**Modern uses and purposes**__//
2006 estimated that around 1.8 million people aged 12 and older had used //Salvia sometime// in their life, approximately 750,000 have done it even in the year the National Survey on Drug Use and Health was issued. The following year, 2007, it was noted that the annual figure rose from 750,000 to 1 million U.S. users.

//__**Purposes:**__//

 * ======Salvia divinorum has become more wide known around the world and is now being used in modern culture for recreational use.======

//__**Uses:**__//
> =Potential Medicinal Uses of Salvia= > Their are also researchers currently looking into a variety medicinal uses for salvia in treating //medical/psychological// problems that can include some of the following:
 * ======Modern methods of ingestion include smoking or chewing the leaf, or using a tincture, as described in the following sections.======
 * ======The traditional method of chewing the leaves has continued into the modern use======
 * ======Its less common, but some may ingest salvia in the form of a tincture======
 * ======Tinctures vary in potency,======
 * effects from a tincture can range from bringing about a mild meditative state or can even induce a more intense visionary state of conciseness.
 * When salvia is taken as a tincture its effects and duration of the lenth of time it will last are very similar to the other methods by oral ingestion,only they may be alot more intense,also depending on the extract potency.
 * Vaporizers make it easier for the lungs but should be taken in small doses like smoking
 * Depression
 * Drug Addictions
 * AIDS
 * Insomnia
 * Digestion
 * Stress
 * Alzheimer's
 * Chronic Pain
 * Schizophrenia
 * Cancer
 * Ect..

A few researchers have noticed that Salvia has potential for helping the //medical community// and to find cures for serious medical conditions