%0 Journal Article
%T Psychopharmacology of the hallucinogenic sage Salvia divinorum
%J Life Sciences
%D 2005
%A Prisinzano, Thomas E.
%V 78
%N 5
%P 527-531
%X At present, the Mexican mint Salvia divinorum is an unregulated hallucinogen. This has resulted in various on-line botanical companies advertising and selling S. divinorum as a legal alternative to other regulated plant hallucinogens. It is predictable that its misuse will increase rapidly. The active ingredient in S. divinorum is the neoclerodane diterpene, salvinorin A (1a), which has been shown to be a kappa agonist both in vitro and in vivo. This review will cover the current state of research into the psychopharmacology of S. divinorum.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0024-3205
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2005.09.008