Salvia Divinorum - Medicine Or Poison?

Posted by sleepyguy in Prescription Sleep Medicine on October 15th, 2009

As 2012 is approaching so is all the doomsday talk. Doomsday Cult followers claim the government is trying to ban salvia divinorum to prevent people from “seeing.” They go on saying that this is a direct violation of their religious right.

Researchers, herbalists, mental health specialists, and especially addicts are showing interest in a Mexican sacramental herb that contains an anti-addictive pain killer that can even get people off other addicting substances. Salvia Divinorum references show how the herb can address alcohol, cocaine, opiate heroin and morphine, nicotine, tobacco and amphetamine addiction.

Salvinorin A is the first known naturally-occurring non-nitrogenous full kappa-opioid receptor agonist, and it is the only diterpenoid compound known to have activity at this important receptor. This has recently opened up vast new areas for research in diterpenoid pharmacology and it represents a potential molecular target for the development of herbs to treat disorders characterized by alterations in perception, including schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease and bipolar disorder.

At the same time some States are trying to ban Salvia. Most are failing in their attempts due to the lack of support from the voters.

Researchers are looking into medicinal uses for Using Salvia Divinorum in treating a variety of medical and psychological problems to include:

Depression

Drug Addictions

Stress

Insomnia

Digestion

Alzheimer’s

AIDS

Chronic Pain

Schizophrenia

Cancer

And many others

The medicinal future is promising for Salvia Divinorum and those who are suffering as long as government lets the scientific researchers do their job. So far the Federal government has not shown any interest in criminalizing the plant.

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