Anxiety remedies that work part 5: Kava Kava

in #anxiety-remedies6 years ago (edited)

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This is one of the best and most fast acting natural anxiety remedies, that you can buy OTC, (or well at least in some countries/states), it's available online on amazon.com and e-bay and there are other smaller vendors. You can also wildcraft it if you live in an area where it grows, but since it is mainly propagated and farmed its probably better to just buy some, the part used to make Kava Kava is the root.

In California and New York there are "Kava Bars" where you can go and drink Kava Kava and relax, I can highly recommend paying a visit to one of those fine local establishments.


Name: Kava Kava or Kava
Latin name: Piper Methysticum
Family: Piperaceae (Pepper family)

Kava is and has been traditionally consumed throughout the Pacific Ocean cultures. Where it still has strong cultural significance, Kava Kava is often consumed before important meetings in a ritual fashion. Not always but often followed by music and dancing.


Image source: Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

I have used Kava Kava both for anxiety and for relaxation.

And I can attest to its effect, I would say this is one of the best natural and legal anxiety remedies you can obtain. I think it's a great alternative to alcohol for a relaxing evening with friends or family.

The root often comes as a powder and there are many different qualities and just like wine, there are qualities grown in certain regions that are considered superior or "nobel".

So if you decide to try Kava Kava try to obtain a high-quality strain of Kava Kava, you would have to do some research online, but I would recommend the smaller vendors selling "nobel" Kava Kava root in pure powder form.

I tried the capsules and pills with Kava Kava but they are sadly not always of high standard.

How to prepare it?
There are different ways, I personally like to make a strong tea from the powder.

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How does it work?

The root has sedative, anesthetic, & euphoriant properties. This is because it contains kavalactones. Kava Kava contains at least eighteen Kavalactones, and they are active in different ways, one of these Kavalactones is Yangonin, Yangonin posses binding affinity to the cannabinoid receptor CB1. Another Kavalactone is Kavain, "In 2016 kavain was shown to bind at the α4β2δ GABAA receptor and potentiate GABA efficacy."
Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4917254/

Precautions:
Don't use Kava-Kava and operate heavy machinery, don't drink Kava Kava and drive, avoid it if your pregnant and remember that this is a drink for adults. Also avoid any of the parts of the plant growing above ground, the leaves contain "Pipermethystine", Pipermethystine is dangerous (a toxic alkaloid) and it can cause liver damage.
If wildcrafting use a field guide, Im not responsible if you confuse plants, also before ordering just double check if it's legal in your country, it should be perfectly legal in most civilized countries, but always double check, I know a few countries can be very strict.

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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kava
https://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/what-is-kava-kava#1
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4917254/

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Here you have the full "Anxiety remedies that work" series so far:

Anxiety remedies that work part 4: Inositol

Anxiety remedies that work part 3: Lemon balm

Anxiety remedies that work part 2: Skullcap

Anxiety remedies that work part 1: Lavendel


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Wow hope they have this in Germany! Awesome post thanks for this

@balticbadger
It's a huge ordeal, it was legal in Germany then they banned it and now it's legal to import, but only for licensed natural pharmacies and laboratories. So I think you might be able to find it in one of those "natural pharmacies"...

The European countries all have their own little laws about stuff like this, but it's often the EU-law that is final, or at least so it should be for the member countries. But yeah read the article below.

https://kava.com/understanding-the-german-kava-ban/

You could hypothetically try to import it as a novelty item, or just get/buy it in Holland.
Germany has weird kava kava rules that don't make any sense...
More info: https://www.konakavafarm.com/blog/kava-news/europe-lifts-kava-ban/

Cheers and thanks for your comment it means a lot!
(and this is not legal advice).

/FF

This is very helpful... Coz we are under work and pressure.... That results to stress and anxiety...which is difficult to manage....

Yes, @rierie.marie people need to relax, and alcohol is not always the best choice.
Thank you for your comment it's greatly appreciated!
/FF

When I went to the Naturopath and she made me my anxiety blend this was one of the things in it. It really is a tremendously powerful and helpful thing for anxiety. I have never drunk it in that way however. I love this series. Thank you for sharing this wonderful anxiety assistant

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Hello @riverflows!

Its great for just relaxing too, it tastes strong and kind of strange in the beginning,a bit similar to coffee, but instead of getting jittery you become nice and calm, and after a while you will get used to the taste and start to enjoy it... Thanks for your comment!

/FF

No problem, I hope they help you, these are stressful times and people need to be able to relax sometimes.

/FF

Cool post my friend! @friendly-fenix You are really doing a greatly enlightening us.

Thank you brother!

Im just sharing things I have tried that worked to some extent, Kava Kava is amongst the top supplements for eliminating anxiety and there are no serious side effects to worry about. Just don't drink too much of it...

I know people are really stressed out now days and many people are looking for healthier alternatives to things like alcohol and tobacco. Again big thanks for your support @princeemmanuel!

(I have no more "Resource Credits" so now I have to cool down on steemit for a while, it's weird I don't post that much, I guess it's "all" the commenting)... 😄

/FF

Lol :0

Just don't drink too much of it...

I'm seeing this a bit late due to my involvement in quiet alot of things on steemit and off steemit.
As for drinking an overdose of "kava kava" trust me, i won't. You are doing great things on here and you have my support even though it seems little. :) @friendly-fenix

It's appreciated (the support), I tried a really strong dose of kava kava, once at a "Kava-bar" just too see what would happen, it made me feel a bit like when you had too much alcohol, but slightly more pleasant.

/FF

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howdy sir friendly-fenix! hey I've never heard of this stuff before but I know some people who could sure benefit from it, this is a great post, very informative and educational!

Hey @janton, thanks for your comments!
These "resource credits" are finally catching up to me, so sorry for not commenting and replying so much, (Im going to have to take a 4 day break from steemit to get things back in order)....

You have a couple of Kava bars in Texas (Austin I think) https://squarerut.com/locations/
(you should go there if you can, and bring a friend).

/FF

howdy there friendly-fenix! that's a great idea about the Kava bars, I'd like to try them out.
As far as rc's are concerned have you visited any of the posts which are helping people get more? simplymike is one and she is helping alot of people, so is llfarms.