Europe and Australia Reviewing Kava Ban
Ratu Josateki said the European and Australian markets had asked for the report to be reviewed, which had been done. He said the report would be again submitted to a stakeholders’ meeting that would be held next month in Berlin and Brussels. “In this meeting we would be able to submit legal and scientific findings in support of our plea to lift the bans and trade restrictions currently in place throughout Europe,” Ratu Josateki said. “We are confident that this fight which had started in 2000, along with this reviewed...
read moreCan I Keep My Kava Drinks Refrigerated?
Jesse asked: Hi I was just wondering if i can make up large batches of the dried root and either refrigerate or freeze it if so how long will it remain effective? It would be great if i can make up say a weeks supply at one time as it will save a great deal of time and cleanup. Makaira says: Yes, you can make up large batches of extractions and refrigerate it for use later. (We have never experimented with freezing the root, so I can’t answer that question for you, sorry.) But, on far more than one occasion, we have kept water-based...
read moreI Don’t Feel Any Effects! – What Gives?
Edward asked: I tried some Kava powdered root yesterday, and followed the instructions – 2 tablespoons with 8 oz of water. I put it in the blender for 5 minutes and then pressed it through a coffee filter. The end result was a tea-like liquid. After drinking it, I felt no noticeable effect. Should I have left the root to soak in the liquid for 30 minutes? Should I have thoroughly squeezed the juices out of the root? Should I have not filtered it and just drank the whole concoction? Any help would be appreciated. Makaira says: Every...
read moreHow Can Kava Help With Anxiety?
Jason asked: Hi. I suffer from anxiety constantly, and take Ativan on a daily basis. I want to get away from all of the side effects. What are some of the similarities and differences in the way that kava helps with anxiety? Makaira says: Jason, unfortunately we are not doctors, and cannot legally offer you such information. We are not qualified to comment on pharmaceuticals; only pharmaceutical companies and doctors can do so. We can tell you that Kava has been prescribed in Europe for many years to treat anxiety, and that it has also been...
read moreIs Kava Dangerous With Regular Use?
Gene asked: I have suffered from insomnia for years and have spent hundreds of dollars on sleeping aids. l was glad to find that kava works for me. My fear is the negative effects of using it regularly. Any suggestions on how to use kava in order to minimize any adverse effect and ineffectiveness after using it on a regular basis? Also, is there any similar herb that one might alternate with kava? Makaira says: We have many articles on our site regarding the actual safety of Kava Kava. Is Kava Really Dangerous? Kava Liver Damage Also, there...
read moreHas All of Your Kava Been Dried and Powdered?
Peter asked: Do you sell kava fresh, straight out of the ground, or has all of your kava been dried and powdered? Makaira says: We only sell dried and powdered root. We’ve tried to sell whole root as well as fresh root, but there has been so little demand that we lost a great deal of money from the stock we put aside to sell as fresh root each month. Our kava kava powder is sun dried and processed soon after harvest, and we have a high turnover rate, so you are sure to get extremely fresh kava kava root powder when you order from us!...
read moreDifferent Kava Products = Different Effects?
Jan asked: I have been using wine, etc. to help with stress and falling asleep. I would like to stop this habit completely. I have ordered your instant cocoa and spice kava. Do you have any other suggestions for different kava products? Would the paste or liquid caps have been a better choice? I don’t miss the wine exactly; I miss the almost instant feeling of relief it provides. Thanks for any insights. I love your website! Makaira says: We feel that the kava capsules and kava liquigels are better suited to pain management, as they...
read moreDo Kava and St. Johns Wort react together?
TY asks: Do Kava and St. John’s Wort react together? Makaria says: This is great question, and we have a very simple answer that we are required to say, by law: we are not doctors and are not allowed, by law, to offer such advice or information, sorry. Please contact your doctor and ask him/her the same question, and he/she should be able to answer it for you. I wish I could help you more, but this is all I am allowed to offer. Personally, I have used these exact two herbs together, with no noticeable side-effects, but I am certainly no...
read moreDo You Sell Fresh Kava Roots?
Tali asked: Do you sell just the whole, fresh kava root? I would like to make fresh root and freeze it to drink later. Mahalo. Makaria says: We do not offer fresh kava root, sorry, only the dried root. It does not keep well as a fresh root, making shipping safely virtually impossible. The powdered root we offer has a shelf life of 2 years, so you should be just fine by using that without having to worry about freezing it to keep it fresh. We know that there is absolutely no comparison to drinks made with freshly-squeezed kava root, direct...
read moreHarvesting Kava Kava
On our farm, we have several acres of Piper methysticum flourishing year round. This shrub thrives at about 500 to 1000 feet above sea level, and we are right within the perfect range for the optimum Kava production. Our plants dwarf us, and are about 20 feet tall, with rhizomes sprawling in every direction from each plant base for about 10 feet. Some rhizomes are below the surface, and some are above the surface, but they can be traced quite easily from the base of the plant. The minimum time to take your first harvest from the shrubs...
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