Healing power of Salvia Divinorum
Salvia Divinorum is a Mexican herb from the mint family which is generally consumed for chewing and smoking. Due to minimal research on this herb, doctors are not aware of the medical benefits it can provide. But in the recent time, scientists have started doing in depth study on this plant and according to them there are many diseases or conditions Salvia Divinorum can cure. Salvia has approximately 1000 species all over the world but Salvia Divinorum is considered the best vision including species. Many research studies states that healing powers of this herb is very astonishing as it can help in curing a number of diseases.
The healing power of Salvia Divinorum is tremendous as it can be safely used under medical supervision. According to various medical researches, Salvia can be used to cure alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, depression, insomnia, stress, AIDS, digestion, cancer, chronic pain etc.
In the past decade, there has been a steep increase in the number of cardiovascular patients and cancer patients. Researchers around the world are discovering the benefits of this herb. According to them cardiovascular and cancer are two diseases Salvia Divinorum can cure partially by dilating the blood vessels and arteries and increasing the blood flow.
According to Thomas Prisinzano (University of Iowa) who is an assistant Professor of medicinal & natural products chemistry, healing power of Salvia Divinorum could be used to free a person from the addiction of cocaine. The reports states that “You can give a rat free access to cocaine, give them free access to Salvinorin A, and they stop taking cocaine.” Professor Bryan L Roth who is the Director at National Institute on Mental Health’s Psychoactive Drug Screening Program, supported Thomas Prisinzano and said, “We think that drugs derived from the active ingredient could be useful for a range of diseases: Alzheimer’s, depression, schizophrenia, chronic pain and even AIDS or HIV.” Salvia also helps in curing Alzheimer. Amyloid protein plays a big role in Alzheimer’s disease in which brain cells get destroyed and one starts loosing memory. Many medical studies states that Alzheimer disease can be cured by Salvia Divinorum as the herb has astonishing effect against Amyloid protein. Few studies have also stated that the problem of depression could be cured with the help of Salvia Divinorum. Although it is too early to conclude that the herb gives positive effects on all patients but many doctors have received positive feedbacks from the patients who took Salvia to cure depression.
Other than the above mentioned diseases, AIDS, schizophrenia, chronic pain, insomnia, alcohol addiction, stress and digestion are few diseases or conditions Salvia Divinorum can sure. Healing powers of Salvia Divinorum could also be measured by its traditional usage by Mazatech Indians who used it for providing relief from rheumatism, anemia and headache. The future of this herb seems to be very promising in the field of medicine. So if this herb won’t be classed as Schedule A type drug then the healing powers of Salvia Divinorum could create many medical histories. Today, scientists from all over the world are researching to find out what all diseases and conditions Salvia Divinorum can cure.
Digest of the articles of Ravi Verma, proprietor of Up-Front Groups, Guwahati, Assam.
Summary: Salvia, even if it does not cure cancer, help the patient to face death with less suffering.
