 Salvia
divinorum originates from the region of Oaxaca in Mexico where it is still
used by the Mazatec Indians, primarily to facilitate shamanic visions in the
context of curing or divination, but also remedially at lower doses to treat
ailments including diarrhea, anemia, headaches, rheumatism, and a
semi-magical disease known as panzon de borrego, or a swollen belly. Salvia
divinorum was first recorded in print by Jean Basset Johnson in 1939 as he was
studying Mazatec shamanism. He later documented its usage and reported
its effects through personal testimonials. It was not until the 1990s
that the psychoactive mechanism was identified by a team led by Daniel
Siebert. 
Flowering Salvia Divinorum
 The history of the plant is not known, but there are three possibilities
as to its origin. Since salvia
divinorum is found in one small area and only one
indigenous group uses it, it is either native to this area, is a cultigen of
the Mazatecs, or is a cultigen of another indigenous group. Wasson
theorized that this plant was the mythological pipilzintzintli, the "Noble
Prince" of the Aztec codices. However, this theory is not without
dispute.
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