BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Family :Lamiaceae (Former: Labiatae)
Genus :Salvia
Species :divinorum; splendens
COMMON NAMES: Ska Pastora; Shepherdess's Herb; ska Maria Pastora; yerba de Maria; Sally-D
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION: Atypical Psychedelic
Salvia divinorum is a sprawling perennial herb which grows wild only in the Sierra Mazatec region of Mexico. It's leaves contain the extremely potent salvinorin-A. It has a history of use as a divinatory psychedelic for oral use and has been widely available since the mid 1990s primarily as a smoked herb. Its effects are considered unpleasant by many people.
(From Erowid.org)
