What is kava and what is the impact of kava psychologically and on the body?
Kava is extracted from the Piper methysticum roots a common indigenous plant in the South Pacific Islands. It’s used as a drug and can be taken as a drink where the roots are crushed to form a powder that is added to teas or in supplement form.
The Kavalactones and kavapyrones are responsible for the psychological effects of kava. These active chemicals induce depressing effects on the central nervous system which make you feel relaxed, happier, calmer, and elevate mood. Taking moderate amounts of kava can have similar drunkenness impacts to that of alcohol like slurred speech, blurred vision, sleepiness, and problems in balancing.
How does kava make you feel drunk?
Kava has some active chemicals that deliver the drunk effects. The desmethoxyyangonin kavalactones stimulate production and release of the happy hormones that send you into a mild euphoric state when it reaches the nervous system after being absorbed in the bloodstream. Kava also exhibits sedative, and antidepressant properties that calm the brain and contribute to the drunkenness.
Is it safe? Is mixing it with green tea and damiana leaves safe?
From my experiences, Kava is generally safe to use with damiana leaves and green tea. Psychedelic water which contains all these three ingredients has no negative impacts on your health and might even help lower some less risky after effects of taking highly concentrated kava.
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