From a scientific standpoint, salvia should be researched as it operates on the k-opiod receptor and ought to be useful in gaining more insight into consciousne

From a scientific standpoint, salvia should be researched as it operates on the k-opiod receptor and ought to be useful in gaining more insight into consciousness (as anyone who has taken it would attest) [1] There are other opiods mentioned in the Wikipedia article in the same class that are used as pain medication. From a medical standpoint, I believe there has been some research into salvia's potential use as a anti-depressant, but that might just be anecdotal, I can't recall right now.. [1] points to some clues how this might be the case. Now I remember some research into depression and how it is related to the pain centres in the brain in some fashion - "Tylenol appears to reduce activity in a region of the brain called the “dorsal anterior cingulate cortex,” which research has tied to physical pain and social rejection and ostracism, Randles explains. It’s likely that dampening activity in this brain region accounts for the study participants’ weakened sense of anxiety, though Randles says it’s too early to prescribe Tylenol as a cure for existential distress." From a psycho-spiritual viewpoint, oh boy. I could go on forever about that and the need to really start getting a handle on this topic (re: transpersonal psychology). But my own experiences (i.e. kundalini, reliably) and what that is like... what is going on, from a scientific standpoint, even if it's all in my head, is very interesting. The brain/mind connection is a lot more complex than we can even think of... I haven't read the article yet, so I don't know if it promotes the medicalization of psychoactive substances, which is a concern of mine. Lumping everything under "drugs" (but leaving out alcohol) is really idiotic. There are all these facets, along with sociological aspects, that each substance needs to be considered individually when figuring out a rational way to deal with the problems while utilizing them in some fashion to improve society. So, no, salvia does have some relation to western medicine. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A-opioid_receptor#Consciousness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A-opioid_receptor#Conscio...