Kava benefits?

[tyreguy]

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/drobson70.htm

[GyzzBrah]

Lol it's like weed but without psychoactive stuff. Pretty cool.

[Pseudonym]

I think quite a few powerlifters dig their kava... or maybe that's just Nate.

 

I'm not sure any of them do it for the sports-related benefits though!

[tyreguy]

Yea went and bought me a bag of powdered kava I want to start drinking this as an alternative to alcohol..this for me will be beneficial.

[GyzzBrah]

Where did you buy it from? (pesodo dont ban me)

[tyreguy]

From the dairy down the road $10.00 for about 270 grams..havnt tried any yet.talking to a fiji/indian customer on saturday reckons theres a special way to prep it..if you get it wrong can be a bad trip..

[GyzzBrah]

so what the is it? like a leafy powder or something? and how much is to take, and how?

Always thought it would come as a supplement powder or something lol

[Pseudonym]

theres a special way to prep it..

You spit in it.

 

Seriously. The enzymes in the spit break down the sugars which causes it to ferment and produces alcohol. Japanese sake was made the same way. (They may use different methods now...)

[tyreguy]

Wtf?.. No the powder, has to be  mixed with water and left for a few mins, also even in powdered form there is still little bits of root in it (very fine particles but you stll don't want it in there, Using muslin cloth stretched over a ceremonial bowl, you spread out the powder over the cloth and pour the water over it, you then scrape it back and forth

and it will slowly filter through the cloth, tie up all ends of your muslin cloth, then any excess pulp will  then have to be wrung out, and you have your end product in the bowl.. Or 1 tablespoon stirred through a  glass of ice cold water, but you will end up with root bits in there which are unpleasant to the palate.. ;-)

[Hu Gh]

Qat leaves better

[GyzzBrah]

Qat leaves better

khat?

nicotine gum better

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

who the hell tell you to spit in it pseudO? lmao never seen that before. never got trippy from it and kind of stinky / not very tasty lol very acquired taste. the old people in our family love that stuff

[Hu Gh]

Qat leaves better

khat?

nicotine gum better

Alternative spelling for same thing

[Pseudonym]

who the hell tell you to spit in it pseudO? lmao never seen that before.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kava#Traditional_preparation

Traditionally, it is prepared by either chewing, grinding or pounding the roots of the kava plant. ... Chewing produces the strongest effect because it produces the finest particles.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kava_culture

 

In northern and central Vanuatu, kava roots are traditionally ground using hand-held stone grinders, while in southern Vanuatu the traditional method of preparation involves chewing the roots then spitting the resulting paste into a container.

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[in Rotuma] In pre-European times, the kava was chewed by virgin girls, (marked by caked limestone on their hair), before it was mixed with the water to make the drink.

 

 

http://www.kava.com/?page_id=16

 

In more traditional, tribal cultures, children are given the task of chewing the roots and lower stems (lateral roots and rhizomes) of the plant to produce the brew made from kava. The mouths of children are generally more disease free than those of adults, and their teeth are stronger as well, so they make ideal candidates for chewing the root. As they gnaw away on a mouthful, they spit the extraction into a large wooden bowl. The alkaline saliva of the mouth with its salivary enzymes promotes the extraction of the active ingredients marindin and dihydromethylsticin.

 

When looking at the historical context of this practice, native peoples claim that the elixir produced in this manner is much tastier than that which is mechanically grated. Hygienic considerations have led the French and English to prohibit such chewing and spitting, but there is no stopping cultural tradition.

 

See, that's probably why you never found it trippy, Ron. You needed a virgin girl to spit in it first.

[yeelang]

I'll stick to the extract~

[Cameron_R]

Where did you buy it from? (pesodo dont ban me)

 

There's a place called "Kings Kava" in Onehunga.

 

Here it is on Google Maps