kl.meatsauce
Newbie
Hey everyone I am looking for a good kava to help keep me asleep at night. I have tried some cheap kava extract pills and they work ok but feel a little off in the morning. Better than sleeping crappy though. Thanks!
Good kava for sleep?
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kavalover
Outsider
Eh, supplements (smiley: eyes) traditional prep is the way to go.
You should go to kavasseur's blog and see his ratings on different kavas, he'll let you know which ones are sedating an which ones are stimulating. His blog is a great reference.
From my own personal experience, I'd say to go with a nice mellow Hawaiian kava, maybe give Paradise Kava's Hawaiian awa a try, I find that stuff is great for sleep and tastes great. I would recommend Rava by Rex Fiji Waka or Tudei, both wonderfully sedating, but if you've only ever taken supplements, you might find them a little harsh. Vanuatu3 from Kava by Rex is also great for relaxing and falling into sleep.
I hear Bula Kava House has a Boroguru (not to be confused with their borogu) which is good for sleep, but I've never tried it.
You should go to kavasseur's blog and see his ratings on different kavas, he'll let you know which ones are sedating an which ones are stimulating. His blog is a great reference.
From my own personal experience, I'd say to go with a nice mellow Hawaiian kava, maybe give Paradise Kava's Hawaiian awa a try, I find that stuff is great for sleep and tastes great. I would recommend Rava by Rex Fiji Waka or Tudei, both wonderfully sedating, but if you've only ever taken supplements, you might find them a little harsh. Vanuatu3 from Kava by Rex is also great for relaxing and falling into sleep.
I hear Bula Kava House has a Boroguru (not to be confused with their borogu) which is good for sleep, but I've never tried it.
kl.meatsauce
Newbie
Thanks for the info! After using the supplement for the second day in a row I felt really down yesterday. That makes me think that even a low dose of Kava for sleep would produce the same effects.. hhmmm
kl.Gray Owl
Kava Enthusiast
If the supplements are root powder, the amount of root powder that you are getting from the pills is ridiculously small not yielding much kavalactones, imagine if you dumped out the contents of the pills and tried to make kava with it. I'm liking a 1:1 mix of the Hawaiian Kava Center Mahakea and Tuday for sleep, I usually take a great nap shortly after drinking. I have some BKH Boroguru on its way. A small amount of K@ made into a tea is also a great sleep elixir, I'm doing like 1-2 grams not the kind of doses that people do to get really stoned and restricting it to a couple nights a week to avoid building up tolerance.
I use kava for sleep and it works pretty well for me. Some types more than others. I haven't been feeling more down since I started drinking it, but I would say that the "elixir" I got from the health food store really had minimal power compared to the powder, which definitely is not a psychosomatic reaction. I'd give it a try. I'm currently mixing Chief's Jungle with Vanuatu 3 and feeling pretty good, but I think everyone has their own favorite combination. I hope you find some relief. Insomnia can be really terrible.