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Salvia is a genus of plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is one of three genera commonly referred to as Sage. When used without modifiers, sage generally refers to common sage (Salvia officinalis); ... it can be used with modifiers to refer to any member of the genus. This genus includes approximately 700 to 900 species of shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and annuals with almost world-wide distribution. The center of diversity and origin appears to be Central and South Western Asia.[1] Different species of sage are grown as herbs and as ornamental plants.[2] The ornamental species are commonly referred to by their scientific name Salvia.
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Salvia is an incredibly intense hallucinogen. Salvia can be smoked or digested. It is an organic substance, and is perfectly legal in the U.S. because no group has made enough of an issue about it for it to become illegal. A normal dosage will give you a high that lasts about five minutes, and an afterglow of about an hour. It is safer to have a sitter present, especially when trying it for the first time, increasing dosages, or mixing it with other substances. NEVER mix salvia with other hallucinogens or alcohol.
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The Salvia ‘East Friesland’, Salvia nemorosa ‘Ostfriesland’, has glowing purple stems loaded with violet-purple flowers that bloom from June to October. With its blue-green, lance-shaped aromatic foliage, it makes an attractive accent all summer long. It has a plant height of 18” and a spread of 18-24” and stays in excellent compact form. Salvia ‘East Friesland’ should be planted in full sun in a moist well-drained area.
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This small Salvia originates from The Middle East and North Africa. It is a tender perennial, which flowers in early summer. It requires a dry, sunny spot. The flowers are violet, and extremely tiny. The calyces are covered with white, woolly hairs, and are a very attractive contrast to the long, dark green leaves. The flowers are often invisible, as they do not protrude from the calyx.
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Salvia is bitter and slightly cold and enters the channels of the heart and liver. It quickens the blood, moves the blood, and regulates transportation of blood fluid. The Da Ming [Mingyi Bielu ca. 500 A.D.] and Ri Hua [Rihuazi Bencao, 713 A.D., mentioned above] refer to this as "eliminating stasis and engendering the new," with the implication of freeing and supplementing. Salvia is most often used in the treatment of longstanding costal pain and hard obstruction in the early stage.
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This terrific new form of Salvia patens was first shown at the Chelsea Flower Show in 2007. The upper lip is a mid-blue, somewhere between the species and 'Cambridge Blue'. The lower lip is white, which something of a novelty amongst the many cultivars of S. patens. The foliage is ... interesting, the leaves being a darker greyish-green, and of a more triangular, almost hastate or sagittate shape. It seems to be more vigourous that the species, and does not seem to be setting seed as yet. There is a small possibility that this could be a hybrid, with other parent unknown.
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