Kava

Is Kava (Piper Methiscum) the same plant as peppermint?

The name Piper means pepper and methysticum comes from the Greek word methystikos and means intoxicated in the sense of "high".
The Kava belongs to the pepper-family = Piperaceae

Mentha piperita means pepper-tasty mint and belongs to the mint-family = Lamiaceae

You see, the names are similar but the plants are quite different.

To really feel it, what’s a reasonably high but safe dosage I can take? every 3 pills has 225 mg kavalactones, 75 mg each. I’ve taken 7 so far (525 kavalactones). Is that sufficient or should I take more? When can i expect to feel the effects?

No that’s not sufficient. I’ve taken them before, you need to take around 15 pills

I have read somewhere that Kava might affect oral contraception but i wanted to know if it might affect subdermal contraception (such as the implanon). I really don’t wanna risk it if there’s a possibility but if there are no risks then the benefits would really help me. Ever since i got the implant i get mildly depressed, i get sad for no particular reason and so i’m exploring natural antidepressants because i really don’t want to go down the prescription route.

Ni I have never heard that it does.

kava is a drink from pacific islands with soothing effects, and improves mental clarity. Unlike alcohol, it doesn’t cause intoxication or hangovers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kava

There’s the Kava House in Aptos…………….(near Santa Cruz)

uhhhhhh whats even the point anymore, let it just die. I feel like giving up, i dont care about school my grades my social life anything, not that i have one. i cant take this feeling, whats the point of wasting my hours looking for info to help me relax, reading self-help books, practicing like a hudred different things and yet i still feel anxious? and then practicing speech for like two hours which they say careful preparation reduces 70% of nerves and yet my nerves clearly leap out of my throat and make me sound like a weird sshaky dying person. WHATS THE POINT? And this never happened, I was always able to handle talking in presentation, couple years ago and now its feels differnet and my self-esteem is like dropped to 0. wahts the point. I practiced so much, I even felt more or less ocnfident. Why do they say, make a positive attitude and you will succeed if it isnt even true!? I made my body language relaxed and said good things about myself in my mind, I smiled, kept my chin up and yet still the damn adrenaline rushes come which I accepted and makes me come out in a panicy voice. i noticed someone smile, probably laughing at me inside. wahts the point of doing this, I did abdominal breathing, I stayed positive and took a kava kava pill. seriously whats the point of even buying it, it doesnt even work, its useless. And I have been pressing pressure points on my hands to calm down and exercises and I thought nothing could go wrong, and I lose control of myself. its just so unpredictable, its frightening. so then i could probably lose control one day and it will be so sudden and random and unpredictable, even though i was happy, it doesnt make sence. No one understands me. Let them have their bad thoughts about me, pity me, think what ever crap they want of me, or on the other side, dont care, see me as invisible, not notice, not care. No one likes me, not even me. I said "I love you" to myself the other day but I dont feel the same today. I thought I was confident but today I couldnt even speak, besides the wavery awkward words that I forced to spill. And all these nerves from one dam class, the other classes im like 12% as nervous as this one. Why? It doesnt even make sence, its like unlogical, it insults my inteligence. Then I must be stupid. No one even tries. No one like me. No one tries to understand me, to take an interest in me. They could care less. maybe its all my fault. Its all my fault. Im the one to blame for everything. I dont let anyone, I cant express myself, im a damn introvert, im totally insecure too. But today I felt good, I was nervous, I knew that was normal but I accepted it but then I learned it was all a big lie. I really wasnt confident. I was smiling throughout the day, trying to trick my brain; first of all it didnt work and it was a big lie without me even realizing it. i spent hours researching and memorizing the info. I was like an expert, my info was so important, more than anyone else in the class, and i managed only to share one small point, not even the meat of it, nothing. Just give me an F, just give me the damn F. Give me and F even though I spent so much hours went through mental torture preparing for it and then got humiliated with my statement i did make. I could have easily got a B like my previous year doing talks. I was good at it. No im not an obsessive person about their grades, let me to tell you that,I’ve always been a C student. thats not why im upset. I care too much about waht other people think of me. I saw a smirk from a person, I would too if I saw this weird person. This is not me..And now all this mental torture. From one class? No but this incident probably unleashed all my hidden emotions. I came home cried, could have cried for hours but I stopped because i dont want my eyes to become swolen which would make me more self-conscious and i dont want anyone to know i cried. Even though I have touchy-feely crap about me I dont like to share it with others, even though im yearning for someone to understand. Too many thoughts, make it go away.This is not me..its not me..I wish I could take a knife and cut out whatever it is inside of me thats making me so irrational and disoriented in a way. i used to be confident. Just this beggining of the year I made an excellent debate, the teacher said it was awesome, I felt good about myself. Ironically the years kept getting worse, rather than better like I thought. Freshman year I had my best friend, I was happy. Sophmore year at least I had my best friend for half the year and although I fought depression, I had aquaintances and spoke with ease. This year I feel different. I keep feeling unable to control these obsessive thoughts in my head. I feel more ignored, no friends, not even any aquaintances, nothing and I get obsessed with certain people who dont even really know me because again, im not myself, I dont know why I react to certain people the way I do. At lunch (alone as always) as I walked to the park, I looked up at the tree and said, "Just fall on me…just fall on me." I feel so invisible in school, whats the point of going. I definately have more style and tastes and am a more interesting person than my previous years but yet i am more insecure, awkward and lonely, and no one like me, not even me. And these obsessive thoughts have been circling around my head for the past hour. I doubt anyone will read all this or respond, I just had to get this down before I explode
I cant even talk to people about this, i have slight social anxiety and i find it impossible to tell people my innermost feelings specially if there embarrassing and painful like this

It’s called depression. The best thing I can recommend is to stop looking inward and find a way to start serving others. I know it sounds weird, but it is true. If you are religious, find a way to serve in your church. Otherwise, find a service organizaton near you. Teenage years are the worst in my experience. Get through this, and the rest of life will be a cakewalk by comparison. Best wishes.

I’m looking for the most potent kava kava root powder extraction technique. Anyone have some info? Or the most potent way to ingest kava kava root powder?

The active chemical components in Kava are not readily water soluble. You need some sort of fat to get the most out of it.
Coconut milk works very well and makes the preparation taste much more pleasant.

There are a few ways I prepare Kava.

1) Place 1-2 tsp kava (or more, depending on your need) in a covered stainless steel pot with 2-3 tbsp Coconut milk and a cup of water. As soon as it starts boiling turn the heat down and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Strain and enjoy.

With this method, you want to drink it while its still warm, otherwise the coconut milk will separate and float to the top as it cools, leaving a hard layer of fat. Its pretty gross to drink it that way. But you can warm it up again if that happens.

2) When I’m in a rush I make Kava shots by mixing 1 tsp of Kava powder in a small jar with a dollop of coconut milk and about 1/4 cup water. Shake it really well and drink immediately without straining, before the powder separates.

I include the coconut milk in this method for the taste. Its technically not needed to extract kava’s properties, since you are ingesting all the powder anyways.

I sometimes mix a larger batch of this in a water bottle and carry it with me throughout the day, taking a shot when needed and shaking the bottle beforehand. You won’t get that hard fat crust floating on the top with this method.

3) I also sometimes make Kava coconut macaroons (damn those are tasty). Just add the powder directly to any macaroon recipe. I generally calculate 1/2 tsp per macaroon

Between these three methods, the second technique will be more potent because it doesn’t involve any extraction at all or potential potency loss through heat.

I tend to alternate between the 3 based on my mood.

I’m looking for the most potent kava kava root powder extraction technique. Anyone have some info? Or the most potent way to ingest kava kava root powder?

The active chemical components in Kava are not readily water soluble. You need some sort of fat to get the most out of it.
Coconut milk works very well and makes the preparation taste much more pleasant.

There are a few ways I prepare Kava.

1) Place 1-2 tsp kava (or more, depending on your need) in a covered stainless steel pot with 2-3 tbsp Coconut milk and a cup of water. As soon as it starts boiling turn the heat down and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Strain and enjoy.

With this method, you want to drink it while its still warm, otherwise the coconut milk will separate and float to the top as it cools, leaving a hard layer of fat. Its pretty gross to drink it that way. But you can warm it up again if that happens.

2) When I’m in a rush I make Kava shots by mixing 1 tsp of Kava powder in a small jar with a dollop of coconut milk and about 1/4 cup water. Shake it really well and drink immediately without straining, before the powder separates.

I include the coconut milk in this method for the taste. Its technically not needed to extract kava’s properties, since you are ingesting all the powder anyways.

I sometimes mix a larger batch of this in a water bottle and carry it with me throughout the day, taking a shot when needed and shaking the bottle beforehand. You won’t get that hard fat crust floating on the top with this method.

3) I also sometimes make Kava coconut macaroons (damn those are tasty). Just add the powder directly to any macaroon recipe. I generally calculate 1/2 tsp per macaroon

Between these three methods, the second technique will be more potent because it doesn’t involve any extraction at all or potential potency loss through heat.

I tend to alternate between the 3 based on my mood.

I have tried just about any of the anxiety meds on the market and had very bad side effects. I decided to use something natural. I tried kava – kava and it actually caused more anxiety to the point that I began having panic attacks before the kava – kava got out of my system. Has anyone esle had this problem and if so what did you find to be helpful? Thanks

I tried extracting the resins from Kava Kava root, and found it did just what it is supposed to do – i.e. it is a specific spinal downer. Your body gets drunk before your head, and you don’t notice it until you try to cross a road. Unless you get the fresh root you are not going to get much of a result anyway.

Didn’t notice panic one way or the other.

does anyone know where i can get some kava tea in Toronto?

and please i do know that the Kava Tea was banned in Canada but thats BS because they wanted to sell their anti-anxiety drugs instead..since when does the government know what’s good for the general population, anyway?

I believe the Kava ban was lifted worldwide. Either way look into Ecsphoria, it’s a lot more fun. And it’s legal in Canada. And if you really want Kava get the 84%.

Kava, is both a plant and a beverage made from the roots of the Kava plant. Kava is grown on islands in Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia. The worlds largest producer and strongest kava in the world hails from the Republic of Vanuatu.

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