• limonfiesta@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Supplement Kava is snake oil.

    Kava tea on the other hand, prepared from ground root, is a legitimate mind altering substance.

    I don’t think it’s nearly as effective as many claim it to be, but it can be pleasant and its effects are real, if limited.

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      2 days ago

      So if they put the material from the tea into a supplement, it nullifies it somehow? Why is it legitimate as a tea but not in a supplement?

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        2 days ago

        Two problems with Kava supplements, quantity and quality.

        it takes a lot more Kava to feel the effects than can be contained in a capsule, or 5.

        To get around the quantity issue they’ll often use supplement grade kavalactones extracts, which are widely regarded as also ineffective, but it looks good on a packaging label.

        Maybe pharmaceutical grade kavalactone extract would be good in a high dosage, I can’t speak to that, either way, I’m talking about supplements, so I’ll refer you to my original snake oil comment.