Comment · Sat, April 30, 2016 · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
Kanna- fantastic anxiolytic nootropic
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hungdaddy49 · 79 points
Recently got some Kanna (Sceletium Tortuosum) which is a south african plant with psychoactive properties. It apparently functions as an Serotonin release agent and an SRI
so far iv had great effects with the substance (300mg sublingual)
* Effects kick in after a few minutes
* Duration is seemingly much longer than tianeptine (8+ hours)
* There is no crash
* neuroprotective
* improves focus
* The anti-anxiety effect is stronger than tianeptine, compares to phenibut for me
* increases empathy, great for socialising
* Stimulating at first but then mellows out (great for relaxing sleep)
* The appetite suppressing effect is quite noticeable
i cant believe this stuff isnt more popular really. the feeling on it i would nearly describe as similar to low dose MDMA
*****EDIT****
Here is another review i found that was similar to my own experiences
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Debonaire_Death · 2 points
Sublingual is so the way to go with ginseng: glad you're optimizing them for that usage! You DEFINITELY have a customer ready for that sample pack.
The fermentation of the root is a very interesting method! I thought it was novel, but now I realize it's an established process in Korea. What strain(s) did you use for the fermentation?
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
The fermented extract uses unpeeled white panax ginseng root, then goes through a low heat vacuum extraction. The roots are white because they are harvested at 4-5 years, rather than the normal 6+ for red ginseng. Then the extract is put through an enzyme fermentation process. That fermentation process metabolizes the ginsenosides into something called IH-901. That is what your body metabolizes panax ginseng into in your GI tract, and is what is considered the active metabolite. It's pretty cool!