Many users of DMT weigh their doses, but it seems that few users of salvia extracts do the same, even though (depending on extract strength) a dose of salvia extract may be significantly smaller than a dose of DMT.
Salvinorin A (and other salvinorins) are the most potent naturally occurring psychoactive substances known. In spite of this, users routinely consume highly concentrated extracts without measuring their doses. It’s no surprise that many novice users have horrific experiences and that salvia isn’t looked at by many as the entheogen that it is.
A threshold dose of salvinorin A is about 200μg (micrograms), a moderately strong dose is about 1mg, and an uncomfortably strong dose is 2-3mg.
A gram of plain salvia leaf contains about 2.5mg salvinorin A. The salvinorin A content per gram of legitimate extracts (of which there are very few these days) is just the average content of plain leaf multiplied by the “X-factor” of the extract.
So a gram of 20X salvia should contain roughly 2.5 x 20 = 50mg of salvinorin A. A gram of 6X would contain 15mg salvinorin A, and a gram of 60X would contain 150mg. Notice that a gram of legitimate 60X extract contains enough salvinorin A for 150 moderately strong doses, and that each dose weighs less than 7mg. A gram of 400X extract would contain 1000mg salvinorin A (400X extract is pure salvinorin A) – it isn’t possible to have a stronger extract.
The weight of a moderately strong dose of extract can be estimated by: 400 / ”X-factor” = dose in milligrams. So a moderately strong dose of 15X is: 400 / 15 = 27mg. A moderately strong dose of 80X is: 400 / 80 = 5mg.
Higher “X-factors” don’t equal deeper experiences. It just means that less product must be consumed to reach a desired level. Anything beyond 20X extract is unnecessary and difficult to accurately measure without a sub-milligram accuracy scale. If you find that 20mg of 20X extract isn’t providing at least moderate breakthrough experiences, then the extract is probably not really 20X.
For everything you’ve ever wanted to know about salvia, visit The Salvia divinorum Research and Information Center.
Salvinorin A (and other salvinorins) are the most potent naturally occurring psychoactive substances known. In spite of this, users routinely consume highly concentrated extracts without measuring their doses. It’s no surprise that many novice users have horrific experiences and that salvia isn’t looked at by many as the entheogen that it is.
A threshold dose of salvinorin A is about 200μg (micrograms), a moderately strong dose is about 1mg, and an uncomfortably strong dose is 2-3mg.
A gram of plain salvia leaf contains about 2.5mg salvinorin A. The salvinorin A content per gram of legitimate extracts (of which there are very few these days) is just the average content of plain leaf multiplied by the “X-factor” of the extract.
So a gram of 20X salvia should contain roughly 2.5 x 20 = 50mg of salvinorin A. A gram of 6X would contain 15mg salvinorin A, and a gram of 60X would contain 150mg. Notice that a gram of legitimate 60X extract contains enough salvinorin A for 150 moderately strong doses, and that each dose weighs less than 7mg. A gram of 400X extract would contain 1000mg salvinorin A (400X extract is pure salvinorin A) – it isn’t possible to have a stronger extract.
The weight of a moderately strong dose of extract can be estimated by: 400 / ”X-factor” = dose in milligrams. So a moderately strong dose of 15X is: 400 / 15 = 27mg. A moderately strong dose of 80X is: 400 / 80 = 5mg.
Higher “X-factors” don’t equal deeper experiences. It just means that less product must be consumed to reach a desired level. Anything beyond 20X extract is unnecessary and difficult to accurately measure without a sub-milligram accuracy scale. If you find that 20mg of 20X extract isn’t providing at least moderate breakthrough experiences, then the extract is probably not really 20X.
For everything you’ve ever wanted to know about salvia, visit The Salvia divinorum Research and Information Center.