DARK Classics in Chemical Neuroscience: Salvinorin A.
ACS Chemical Neuroscience December 2, 2020 R Bruno Hernández-alvarado, Abraham Madariaga-Mazón, Alfredo R. Ortega et al. 29 citations
Salvinorin A is the main bioactive compound in Salvia divinorum, an endemic plant with ancestral use by the inhabitants of the Mazateca mountain range (Sierra Mazateca) in Oaxaca, México. The main use of la pastora, as locally known, is in spiritual rites due to its extraordinary hallucinogenic effects. Being the first known nonalkaloidal opioid-mediated psychotropic molecule, salvinorin A set...
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Salvia divinorum
Salvinorin a
Hallucinogen
Kappa-opioid receptor
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