Product Alert - Starwest Botanicals

[The Kap'n]

Yep, that's a huge problem. Thanks for letting us know.

 

[sɥɐʞɐs]

• Starwest Botanical's Kava Powder
• Starwest Kava on Amazon

I always knew this stuff was weird. Very dark, has a cinnamon smell. The odd part though, is that it has no tudei-like effects, in fact it hardly has any effects at all.

 

[kavadude]

• I always knew this stuff was weird. Very dark, has a cinnamon smell. The odd part though, is that it has no tudei-like effects, in fact it hardly has any effects at all.[/QUOTE]

Probably because it's mostly aerial?

 

[Rookietwoshoes]

Thank you, Deleted User

 

[HeadHodge]

TO: Starwest Kava

 

[sɥɐʞɐs]

Bucket List:
Drink Isa aerial stem bark
...

 

[TheKavaSociety]

The question is: Do they know about this or have they been lied to by their supplier?

 

[sɥɐʞɐs]

I emailed them a few months back asking which kava cultivar they use, since there are many.
Their response was "The Kava Kava root we carry is Piper methysticum from Fiji."

Very helpful, eh ? Can't say it's not a fact though, except perhaps that she used the word 'root'.

 

[TheKavaSociety]

I emailed them a few months back asking which kava cultivar they use, since there are many.
Their response was "The Kava Kava root we carry is Piper methysticum from Fiji."

Very helpful, eh ? Can't say it's not a fact though, except perhaps that she used the word 'root'.

It seems that they are either idiots or fraudsters.

 

[kavadude]

I'd be surprised if they know, and if they did I doubt they would care. Nutraceutical companies in the US are extremely unethical as a rule.

 

[HeadHodge]

It seems that they are either idiots or fraudsters.

My guess is fraudulent idiots.

 

[TheKavaSociety]

This is actually quite scary. Is this the first time you detected aerial parts? If yes then is it because you had no means of detecting them before?

 

[sɥɐʞɐs]

@Deleted User can you check for cinnamon ?

 

[sɥɐʞɐs]

maybe stem bark just naturally has a somewhat reminiscent flavor/scent