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Fell Off the Root
- Thread starter Kojo Douglas
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yardcat
Kava Lightweight
Haven't been on in a while...Baltimore! Wow big difference from SD climate. I grew up about 40 miles down the road from there across from DC. Now live 50 miles south of DC so not too far away. I got spoiled my 3 years at Pendleton back in the 80s when I was in the Corp. Watching surf scenes from Animal Kingdom at San Onofre brought back memories.
Well, welcome to the hot and sticky to cold and snowy east coast!
Well, welcome to the hot and sticky to cold and snowy east coast!
verticity
I'm interested in things
Baltimore is also really close to Bristol and Manchester...
Capitán Bastos
Presanteur
I too fell off the root. Luckily the root is the part of the plant that's closest to the ground, so it was an easy climb. I just tossed and washed 6 tbs of kava. (Spread out.)
Kojo Douglas
The Kavasseur
Getting rooted today. It's good to be back.
By the way, I have a hilarious video I'm going to upload today. I was chewing roots while driving across the country and made a video of it. It even makes me laugh!
By the way, I have a hilarious video I'm going to upload today. I was chewing roots while driving across the country and made a video of it. It even makes me laugh!
chandra
Kava Enthusiast
Can you chew medium grind? Or would you end up swallowing too much stuff you aren't supposed to? I've had a toothache lately and I'm tempted to try for that reason.
HeadHodge
Bula To Eternity
That's a good question. I don't think anyone has ever asked that one before.
Kojo Douglas
The Kavasseur
I would never consider chewing ground Kava root. But that doesn't mean it's a bad idea. It just sounds like it would be unpleasant.
Nirad
Kava Curious
A mouth full of wood chips would like to disagree! Just kidding but on the way from out west I had a sore throat so I decided to put a pinch of medium grind in my cheek to let the numbing juices slowly numb my throat, it was unpleasant at first until all the fibers got oriented but then it worked. I didn't really try to chew it more like someone would put a pinch of tobacco in their cheek. It worked and my face and throat was numb but I don't think I would do it again.
HeadHodge
Bula To Eternity
Some powders are more coarse ground than others. If I was going to do it, those would be the ones I'd pick.
Capitán Bastos
Presanteur
Glad to have you back, the view is so much nicer up here on the root, don't you agree?
Looking forward to that video!
Kojo Douglas
The Kavasseur
Sooooo happy to be back. My new job is really important to me, and alcohol was beginning to take control. I've had a sober Saturday and feel great already.
verticity
I'm interested in things
The legend of Dougie Kavaroot.
verticity
I'm interested in things
Yeah, probably you would swallow too much. If you have some instant or micronized you could swish that around in your mouth. Otherwise, you could make up a batch of medium grind much more concentrated than you would usually drink: Like 1/4 cup of powder to 1/4 cup of water or something (filter it), and then swish that in your mouth for a while. Then you could do a second wash at normal dilution to just drink, because there would still be a lot of kavalactones left in the makas.
chandra
Kava Enthusiast
I got desperate. My tooth was hurting so much I was on the verge of tears. So I took some medium grind and put it in my lip like you would a pinch of dip. It has helped me more than the antibiotics or pain medication I've been taking. I wonder if kava has antibacterial effects as well as numbing effects? My mouth is slightly numb but the amount of relief seems disproportionate to the amount of numbing if that makes sense.