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Rookietwoshoes
Most of the literature I'm coming across is saying that 300 mg is a safe dose of kava. How does one calculate how many milligrams are in each tablespoon if there isn't any information on the powder's packaging?
Steve T
Kava Enthusiast
With medium ground kava no one I know measures it in grams. It's usually tablespoons, or cups. Anywhere from 1-8 tbsp per session would be normal. The average might be 4 or 5 tbsp. Then some people do 3/4 of a cup or something. The best way is through reading the guides here, or trail and error. If you make 8tbsp you still have to consume it, and at a certain point if you've had enough you just stop drinking.
300 mg most likely refers to an extract pill. I have vitamin and supplement capsules that are over 300 mg.
300 mg most likely refers to an extract pill. I have vitamin and supplement capsules that are over 300 mg.
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Rookietwoshoes
I appreciate your response however I'm not sure if the 300 mg only relates to pills. It's a measurement of safety dose therefore shouldn't it apply across the board regardless of the form by which it is ingested?
i think it's hard to judge actual mg consumption unless you have a standardized extract or pure kavalactone crystals.
kava root grinds can vary in size...the amount of kavalactones you squeeze out and particles that pass through your strainer would differ from kava to kava, even if you used '8 tbsp' for each one...or weighed out 50 grams for each one....what you actually consume would still be different, in terms of true kavalactone mg's
kava root grinds can vary in size...the amount of kavalactones you squeeze out and particles that pass through your strainer would differ from kava to kava, even if you used '8 tbsp' for each one...or weighed out 50 grams for each one....what you actually consume would still be different, in terms of true kavalactone mg's
As Shakas said no one really measures kava kava,its not some sort of drug where precise dosage is needed.
Since its correct even if you say measure 50g end results will depend of how much water you used on top,what way you strained it,then kava strain and so on.
One thing for sure,once its made you can judge it after drinking it,if after shell or two you feel pleased then wolla,if you get some negative side effects just reduce intake.
not rocket science here
Since its correct even if you say measure 50g end results will depend of how much water you used on top,what way you strained it,then kava strain and so on.
One thing for sure,once its made you can judge it after drinking it,if after shell or two you feel pleased then wolla,if you get some negative side effects just reduce intake.
not rocket science here
verticity
I'm interested in things
I recall some discussion here by people who use sensitive scales to weigh their kava rather than measure by volume. But in that case you would weigh out something like 50 grams of powder: The actual milligrams of kavalactones you are consuming would, as Deleted User pointed out, depend on a lot of factors, and could not in general be known accurately.
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Rookietwoshoes
Just was concerned that the 300 mg was the daily standard dose and that exceeding it would cause problems down the line. I wonder who the heck came up with that number to begin with. thanks everybody !
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Rookietwoshoes
Now I remember where I saw it:
" The daily use of traditional kava drinks has been evaluated and recommended a maximum daily intake of 250 mg kava lactones per day for not more than 4 weeks. These results are supported scientifically by SPC, WHO13 and many reports and further supported by established national legislations and by food standards "
http://kavaforums.com/forum/threads...a-standard-for-kava-products.2862/#post-29278
" The daily use of traditional kava drinks has been evaluated and recommended a maximum daily intake of 250 mg kava lactones per day for not more than 4 weeks. These results are supported scientifically by SPC, WHO13 and many reports and further supported by established national legislations and by food standards "
http://kavaforums.com/forum/threads...a-standard-for-kava-products.2862/#post-29278
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Deactivated Account
With powdered kava it's diff to gauge as is it superb quality or saw dust.
A very normal day with powdered kava for me is 200gr (200 000mg)
I've had days when I've drank a pound of kava (nearly 1/2 million mg) I've never overdosed if you exclude falling asleep on the floor of my shed for the night or explosive vomiting out of my nose.
My body tells me when I've had enough.
Gradius
Newbie
I always weigh too. I guess it's just become part of my kava making ritual.
My guess for the 300 mg recommendation is that it minimizes the risk of experiencing that most dreadful side-effect...euphoria.
Prince Philip
Duke of Edinborogu
There's a page in "Kava, the Pacific Elixir" where Vince Lebot states how many milligrams of kavalactones are in a shell of kava, but he doesn't give a his recipe for making kava from powdered root. (He's probably drinking fresh kava at a Port Vila nakamal).
I think my daily maximum was a about 3/4 of a cup of powdered root mixed with about three or four tablespoons of instant powder, drank over the period of several hours.
I think my daily maximum was a about 3/4 of a cup of powdered root mixed with about three or four tablespoons of instant powder, drank over the period of several hours.