niggles Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Hi! Not sure where else to post this so chill space it is. Apparently kava is legal in australia now and i know some people find it very effective for anxiety. I would like to source some for this purpose, wondering if anyone knows a good place to get any. I would like to buy the some not in overpriced pill form, would like to work out dosage and administration myself. Let me know! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarenna Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Tragically as far as I am aware nowhere to buy it in natural form in Australia (nor legal to do so)... there used to be some mighty fine product available... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strontium Dawg Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Kava was always legal, but import restrictions came in several years ago which made it hard to get hold of. I think 2kg can be brought in with travellers for personal consumption but commercial imports were stopped. I too miss the days I could walk into the Fiji market on King St Newtown and buy a kilo of waqa for $20 or so... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rainbow Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 I've seen it on gumtree quite regularly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubism Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 50 minutes ago, Wile E. Peyote said: I've seen it on gumtree quite regularly. Ebay too....I know nothing about kava though so no idea about what the quality would be like https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/KAVA-PIPER-METHYSTICUM-NOBLE-BORONGORU-VARIETY-FROM-VANUATU-200g/153186835200?hash=item23aaa59b00:g:r~sAAOSwiqNboj9v:rk:3:pf:0 https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/TONGAN-PURE-KAVA/202444487450?hash=item2f22a1bb1a:g:bC8AAOSwnnVZihjq:rk:2:pf:0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarenna Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 (edited) Vanuatu is where it is at.. it has the full kavalactone profile.... Kava from Fiji and elsewhere lacks a number of the {best} kavalactones.. Edited October 18, 2018 by tarenna grammatical corrections 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crop Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Not sure about down your way, but in the north its still illegal to posses or sell a commercial quantity. You can grow your own. Whats called 'Hawaiian Black' in Australia is the easiest variety to come by. If any one has any others, please let me know. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonseq Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 late to the party, but the fijian store in Newtown is the cheapest ive found by a margin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caster Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Do seeds exist of this plant? Or is it the type of thing only propagated via cuttings? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMooseZeus Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 10 hours ago, Caster said: Do seeds exist of this plant? Or is it the type of thing only propagated via cuttings? Not sure if seeds can be found and im fairly sure its grown by rhizome - Check out Herbalistics, pretty sure they stock it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountainGoat Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 13 hours ago, Caster said: Do seeds exist of this plant? Or is it the type of thing only propagated via cuttings? yeah, it doesn't set seed. Only grows from cuttings. Naturally it propagates via layering. I find it a pain in the arse to propagate though, and its the most needy plant in my garden... On 18/10/2018 at 12:57 PM, niggles said: Hi! Not sure where else to post this so chill space it is. Apparently kava is legal in australia now and i know some people find it very effective for anxiety. I would like to source some for this purpose, wondering if anyone knows a good place to get any. I would like to buy the some not in overpriced pill form, would like to work out dosage and administration myself. Let me know! Hey niggles, I've got natural material from my harvest last summer. Swing me a pm... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strontium Dawg Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-17/kava-imports-pacific-fiji-australia-explainer/11607384?pfmredir=sm Nothing like a bit of the fear of "yellow peril" to get our fearless leader to backpedal hey? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crop Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Big pharma are all over it. Can buy capsules over the counter at most chemists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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