Salvia divinorum

Lamiaceae

A Mazatec ceremonial sage whose diterpene salvinorin A is a brief, intense kappa-opioid hallucinogen — not a recreational party leaf.

Unscheduled federally in the US but banned or controlled in many states (including some that treat it like a Schedule I analog). Legal status is a patchwork — check the state you are standing in.

Parts used: Leaf — only where legal, and not recommended as self-care
Traditional notes: Mazatec divination and healing ceremony
Habitat only: Cloud-forest understory of Oaxaca. A sterile clone traditionally, propagated by cuttings in its home range.

Oaxacan cloud forest endemic. Not a houseplant project on this folio.
No extraction notes. Live plants may still be restricted where you live.
Garden sage (S. officinalis) is the kitchen cousin on another plate.

Safety

Banned jurisdictions Unsupervised use History of dissociation or psychosis

Lore

S. divinorum, the Mazatec ska pastora, a cloud-forest sage. The leaves are chewed in ceremony; extracts on the internet are a different, uglier story. Garden sage is a cousin on another plate.

The Herbarium — a teaching catalog, not a clinic. Traditional use is history, not a prescription. USDA 6b dates are a week either way, not a promise. Do not eat, drink, or harvest a plant you cannot name.