caludia Posted September 8, 2005 for the first time in my life, i am actually plastered on kava! my extremeties feel tingly and i feel like i have just swallowed a decent amount of valium... every time i turn my head, the world takes a little longer to arrive every other time, i'd become noticeably relaxed, but nothing to write home about. this time it's not subtle; i would write home if i could, but i am far too affected My fingers are tingly and i can hardly bash out a sentence on the keyboard! i've had 4 "kava milkshakes" of 2 tablespooons each, being sure to stir thoroughly in between sips. The feeling is more like a benzo than alcohol, that's for sure. I don't feel any euphoria. so this is a personal recommendation for herbalistics kava, as always hand-harvested in the forests of southern queensland by the muscly hippie he-man himself, darcy. anyway there have been a million posts about kava and its effects, so this is just an impromptu addition for posterity Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blog Posted September 29, 2005 I have Vanuatu Kava. Doesn't have the characteristic numbing effects of the lips/mouth though it does give you a very strong relaxing/stoning effect and can give you a hang over sort of effect. A Fijian told me Vanuatu kava growers put their kava roots in big 44 gallon drums of water containing a vine of some sort. And this is how they can make their weak immature kava strong. The active of the vine is absorbed into the kava I don't know if there's any truth In that, but It would explain the lack of numbness yet a very noticeable effect. I am so concerned that I no longer drink it, as I can't be sure what is the active. It's not likely kavalactones. [ 29. September 2005, 01:43: Message edited by: blog ] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
