Salvia
Summary
A plant which, when smoked, causes short but very intense psychedelic experiences. It is considered physically safe, though users of high dosages often experience bizarre other-worldly scenarios which may be confusing or terrifying.
Dose Information
| ROA | Light | Common | Strong | Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sublingual | 2-4g | 4-8g | 8-15g | 15g+ |
| Smoked | 100-250mg | 250-500mg | 500-750mg | 750mg+ |
Light
Common
Strong
Heavy
Onset, Duration & After-effects
| ROA | Onset | Peak | Offset | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sublingual | 10-20 min | 10-30 min | 10-30 min | 30-90 min |
| Smoked | 0-1 min | 1-5 min | 5-15 min | 15-90 min |
Effect Profile
6 reportsScores (1–10) curated from multiple sources:
- Effect keyword matching from PsychonautWiki catalog
- Weighted by importance: core (×3), major (×2), minor (×1)
Psychedelic
6.0
Strong
6/10
Strong visuals and auditory effects with mild body load, low headspace
Visual Intensity
×3
10
internal hallucinations
drifting
synaesthesia
environmental cubism
scenery slicing
depth perception distortions
+1 more
Headspace Depth
×3
1
perspective distortions
Auditory Effects
×1
10
auditory distortion
auditory hallucinations
synaesthesia
Body Load / Somatic Effects
×1
5
nausea
increased heart rate
perspiration
Tolerance
Build-up
develops rapidly after a single use (serotonergic psychedelic)
Reset
7–14 days for baseline
Tolerance Decay
Full tolerance
1h
Half tolerance
10d
Baseline
~14d
Effects
Positive
- Laughter
- Spontaneous tactile sensations
Negative
- Perspiration
- Motor impairment
- Dry mouth
- Nausea
- Increased heart rate
- Inability to control muscles
- Sedation
- Difficulty urinating
Positive
- Introspective insight
- Unity and interconnectedness
Negative
- Panic
- Amnesia
- Anxiety
- Information processing suppression
- Language suppression
- Memory suppression
- Thought deceleration
- Creative dreamlike experience
- General change in consciousness
- Dissociation
- Depth perception distortions
- Feelings of impending doom
- Machinescapes
- Perspective distortions
Positive
- Synaesthesia
Negative
- Cognitive dysphoria
- Powerful closed/open eye visuals
- Auditory distortion
- Auditory hallucinations
- Changes in felt bodily form
- Changes in gravity
- Drifting
- Environmental cubism
- Internal hallucinations
- Scenery slicing
Combinations
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