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salvinorin::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | hallucinogen, hallucinogenic drug, psychedelic drug, psychodelic drug |
Examples of salvinorin
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On the right panel, location of drug salvinorin A in the kappa opioid receptor.
From the sciencedaily.com
Salvinorin A works on the kappa opioid receptors, which have a depressive effect if activated.
From the abcnews.go.com
Salvinorin A, found naturally in the Salvia divinorum plant, is a kappa-opioid receptor agonist.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The drug, salvinorin A, is the active ingredient of Salvia divinorum, an herb that is becoming more popular as a recreational drug.
From the courier-journal.com
Hooker and fellow researchers used positron emission tomography, or PET scanning, to watch the distribution of salvinorin A in the brains of anesthetized primates.
From the upi.com
Researchers worry that a rush to regulate the drug could interfere with efforts to learn whether salvinorin A can be used to treat cocaine addiction and Alzheimer's disease, among other conditions.
From the chron.com
- A hallucinogen obtained from Salvia divinorum
- Salvinorin A is the main active psychotropic molecule in Salvia divinorum, a Mexican plant which has a long history of use as an entheogen by indigenous Mazatec shamans. Salvinorin A is a hallucinogenic compound with psychedelic/dissociative effects.
