Comment · Wed, November 9, 2016
My pitch: $uper Kava. $ee?? :)
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MakeSomethingWeWant · 2 points
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There are so many reasons why you should make Super Kava that it's almost impossible to know where to start. If you're tuned into the Kava community, you already know why this will be an uncontested and $mashing $uccess. If not, I'll $um it up for you:
Kava is a miracle drug, except for the skin dermopathy, the P450 interactions, stomach upset, etc. But all that comes from unwanted parts of the plant, not the six active kavalactones.
Kava is a miracle drug, except for the hepatotoxicity mystery, which still hasn't been solved. However, studies show it to comes either from Flavokawain A/B or from mold, but not from the six active kavalactones.
Kava is a miracle drug, except for the ridiculously bitter taste. This is due to the presence of bitter alkaloids in unwanted plant material, not the six active kavalactones.
Kava is a miracle drug, except for the inconvenient form factor and the difficulty in preparing it. However, while you can take a Xanax on the go, it is impractical to prepare a drink from crushed plant material.
Despite this, Kava is the most effective anxiolytic…
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MakeSomethingWeWant · 3 points
Thanks for responding and I'm glad you're responsive to this idea. Here's the follow-up:
There are already pills out there, such as from Gaia Herbs, but they aren't particularly good. This is the opinion of many on kavaforums.com, the largest online kava forum. This is because their kavalactone composition breakdown does not resemble empirically validated strains.
Different strains have wildly different effects due to differing kavalactone composition breakdown, so it's important to get this right.
If you want to nail this, you should target the kavalactone composition of the "Mo'i" strain, as sold by Gourmet Hawaiian Kava. The kavalactone composition is publicly available, so you know exactly what to target.
Mo'i is something of a "gold standard" strain, as expressed by kavaforums.com, the largest online kava community. Why?
It's extremely anxiolytic without being sedating. So, you can drink it medicinally during the day, and it will dissolve anxiety without knocking you out. It is something that can actually replace benzos as a functional everyday anxiolytic, at least for some people (including me), without being addictive.
In contrast, Papa Kea or Boroguru knock you flat on your ass. You cannot consume them during work. They are not something you can take 3 times a day as part of a productive routine. You'll be zonked for a while.
It's also historically signi…
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb
Thanks for the detailed info. That site currently does not have the Mo'i strain in stock. Do you know of another reliable place I can get some to try?