nootropic mushroom blend and kava

[muddywaters]

So I recently ordered this online and noticed after flipping through the health forums that I should probably make sure it's safe to have daily when I'm consuming kava. I checked each ingredient myself and they all seem fine with it besides possibly Huperzia A but so far I haven't found anything besides that it operates on a different mechanism of action with an effect similar to anything in the racetam family and one post I saw that was also on this topic I believe implied that it could possibly not play too well with that but no disasters either way because it wasn't even clear enough of a connection to say "this did this because of this". I'm not on any other medications or do any other drugs. I'm pretty sure I'm good but I just want to double check with anyone that knows better here.

 

[evrnd]

I can’t imagine the two mushrooms would interact and I personally take cordyceps daily. The main thing that disturbed me was the fact that they use water AND ethanol extractions. I personally prefer to get all of my supplements from sources I know and trust and can trace where they source their materials from, but that is just a personal choice. After getting negative results from a liver panel a month back, I have been more concerned lately with the interactions I can’t feel immediately.


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[Zac Imiola (Herbalist)]

What was your liver panel like and how much sugar and carbs do you eat ?
Do you only take kava and mushroom cordyceps?

 

[violet]

The main thing that disturbed me was the fact that they use water AND ethanol extractions...

Double extraction of mushrooms is very common and preferred. There are a lot of important constituents that are not water soluble but will come out with alcohol.

I consume a variety of mushrooms on a daily basis, including cordyceps. This time of year I like to keep a continuous brew of chaga tea going in a small crockpot. I usually add turkey tail and lion's mane, sometimes other shrooms. Cardamom pods and real cinnamon make it especially pleasant, I add a little cream and stevia to my cup and it is very much like chai.

When restarting a brew I sometimes place the water-spent shrooms into alcohol to extract the rest of the medicinals. Combining the strained alcohol extract with a greatly reduced water extract makes a nice double-extracted mushroom tincture.

There's opinions that hup-A might not be good taken daily, especially for younger folks. Might be something to look into a little deeper.

 

[muddywaters]

Didn't even realize I had replies in this thread, site didn't tell me for some reason. I'll give it a try soon and see how I react say a couple or few times a week if it sits well with me. I'm 25, so I'm still pretty young. I have my own reasons for giving this a try but the other half of me was just curious about nootropics and this seemed like the least risky to me and most beneficial. thanks everyone