Kava and Herbal Tea? Safe?

[Asmrtica]

Hi y'all,

I was wondering if it's safe to drink typical herbal teas for sleep and relaxation along with Kava? Like is chamomile safe with kava? or St. John's Wort? Skull cap? passion flower? Valerian? Passionflower?

 

[ThePiper]

Chamomile definitely. Not 100% on the others.

 

[Travis]

Have you used all of those herbs before? I know st johns wort interacts with a few diffrent things. ive seen herbal tea blends and supplements using kava, passionflower, skullcap and chamomile before. But with herbs it doesn't necessarily mean you won't have an interaction with any combination of those. Im not an herbologist though.

 

[Zac Imiola (Herbalist)]

Yes all of them I've used .

 

[Thuja]

St Johns Wort can be tricky, it does mess with the P450 enzyme so best to research if this would affect kava metabolism. I have had a bad reaction with fresh St Johns tincture and K@, possible SSRI interaction, not sure.

 

[Zac Imiola (Herbalist)]

That's ssri interaction for sure.

St Johns increases enzyme activity while kava seems to occupy them. Assumably st Johns wort would cause the heavy kavalactones to leave the body quicker

 

[Krunkie McKrunkface]

I often sip yerba maté after a shell or two of kava. I find it helps with hydration and general good feeling.