Salvia divinorum is a truly unique plant - without the slightest exaggeration it is one of Mother Nature's most special gifts to man. 'Sally' is classified botanically in the family of the Lamiaceae. S. divinorum is a relatively rare plant. Its natural habitat is the humid forests of the Sierra Mazateca in Oaxaca, Mexico. The traditional use of the leaves of these special plants by the shamans of the Mazateca Indians is lost in the depths of time. Thousands of religious rituals in the forests of Oaxaca have been performed with S. divinorum at the epicenter.
The plant has been under the microscope of the scientific community since Albert Hofmann's travels in the wild forests of the Sierra Mazateca. Hofmann was following the trail of Ska Maria Pastora (one of the plant's many names) based on stories that reported the existence of secret locations that were well-guarded by Mazatecan Indian priests. In these sites a sacred plant was cultivated and used in traditional religious rituals of a healing nature. Hofmann may not have seen these sacred sites in person but he was able to participate in a religious ceremony where he experienced first-hand the power of the plant. When he returned back to his laboratory in Europe he had managed to secure some samples of the plant for analysis. Thus began the Western man's contact with Sally.
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