Can kava root powder get too old? (Not for drinking)

[violet]

@nhoeg Any updates? How did your testing turn out?

 

[Kojo Douglas]

I literally just did a video podcast on this topic: https://kavasseur.com/2016/10/19/kavasseur-special-video-podcast-drinking-old-kava/

 

[Rick.Sanchez]

@nhoeg if your doctor were to compare your tests to someone who isn't allergic to kava, it would make for an interesting case study. I bet he could publish it somewhere if he wanted to take the time.

 

[verticity]

@nhoeg if your doctor were to compare your tests to someone who isn't allergic to kava, it would make for an interesting case study. I bet he could publish it somewhere if he wanted to take the time.

Yeah, you really need some controls for this to be meaningful.

 

[boxcar beatnik]

Incidentally, the dumbest idea I have ever heard is "cat breading."

This is the best/funniest thing I've ever seen

 

[nabanga]

As long as the kava is stored sealed in an airtight container and out of direct sunlight it can last a couple of years without much loss of quality. You've been drinking a while right? - so you aren't allergic per se. Maybe you got a shitty old batch that had been sitting around open to the air for a while and already had mould in it. I had something similar in 2009 when I was working in Vietnam - had a nice session with some north pentecost roots a friend sent me, and the next morning my face puffed up and became incredibly itchy. I ditched the rest of the kilo bag and have never had this reaction since.