This review (2016) examines the psychoactive properties and therapeutic potential of Salvinorin A, a kappa-opioid receptor agonist that is the bioactive constituent of the indigenous plant Salvia divinorum. Next to highly potent psychoactive properties as a dissociative hallucinogen, preliminary scientific evidence also indicates it may have broad-range therapeutic applications for treating addiction, inflammation, pain, and depression.
- Published
- Journal
- Phytochemistry
- Authors
- Cruz, A. P. M., Domingos, S., Gallardo, E., Martinho, A.