#ToResearch Might help [[anxiety]] # kava kava Requires and empty stomach numb mouth is cool. Had it in my closet for a while and never ended up doing it for years. Just doesn't seem that great. (the sleepiness is not something I'm looking for) - ## Safety Moderate consumption of kava in its traditional form, i.e., as a water-based suspension of kava roots, has been deemed to present an "acceptably low level of health risk" by the World Health Organization. # Mixing? - with [[LSD]] 2025-03-30 - 19:37 - seemed to work fine. wasn't paying enough attention to get nuanced take ## Onset...  - Give it **15-20 minutes**, then you will begin to feel tensions slowly relax over your body. ## Taking it... - micronized into mouth, chase with water ## Dosage - Did 3 teaspoons micronized - was super mild (this was the kava in blue container) - maybe because of a bit of food in belly - maybe because it was old (2019 at youngest) ## Tolerance - ? ## How long it lasts... - apparently "the euphoric and uplifting effects can be felt for anywhere between 1-3 hours, while the stress relieving and relaxing effects can last longer" #pasted "Drinking on an empty stomach is hugely important for kava. Absorption is slowed way down by food, and its especially important to get any of the "heady" effects, since they're caused by the kavalactones with the shortest half-lives. The "heady" uplifting buzz really only lasts for the first 15-30 min, after which you're left mainly with anxiolysis/sedation and muscle relaxation. With a heady-leaning cultivar you can extend it to _maybe_ an hour with multiple servings, before the sedative effects begin to take over. The short duration of recreational effects is one of kava's negatives, along with the taste and difficulty of prep." # Selection You want nobel kava. Ideally extracted by water Maybe just the dried root ### Avoid - That is different than extracted using chemicals. - That is different than non-noble / Tudei varieties ## Definitions - Micronized is made by grinding up the kava roots into a fine powder ## Sources.. - https://kalmwithkava.com/product-category/micronized-kava/ - says its noble