Salvia Divinorum - Immediate Effects - Cautionary Notes - Vaporization

Vaporization

Daniel Siebert cautions that inhaling hot air can be irritating and potentially damaging to the lungs. Vapor produced by a heat gun needs to be cooled by running it through a water pipe or cooling chamber before inhalation.

The vaporizers that have been reported effective for use with dried S. divinorum leaves are those that use a paint stripper “heat gun” as the heat source. These get very hot, and people have reported that they work quite well sometimes too well—for smoking dried S. divinorum leaves; we have heard of several people using this type of vaporizer who had experiences that were too intense, including one report of someone passing out. Measuring an accurate dose with these devices can be quite tricky, and they are not recommended. —Salvia Divinorum and Salvinorin A, Second Edition, p41 An experienced salvia user who is chewing a quid, may often choose to do it alone, and may be quite safe in doing so. But having a pleasant, sensible, sober sitter is an absolute must if you are trying vaporization, smoking high doses of extract-enhanced leaves, or using pure salvinorin. —Salvia divinorum User's Guide