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Apparently kava can be mixed with oil and made into a very therapeutic and relaxing massage.
"I also need to wholeheartedly extol the virtues of infused kava oil. Take roots ground to a coarse powder, and cover them in oil (I don't generally weight or measure for oils, so just eyeball it). Olive oil is of course OK, but a nice massage blend is 3 parts almond oil and 1 part sesame oil. I infuse the oil for days; even a week. It should darken and smell rich and earthy. Apply liberally. It's really just flat out incredible. Credit goes to Rob Montgomery, who was the original purveyor of the cool stuff offered through the Botanical Preservation Corps. Kava oil really relaxes muscles; its very nice for a massage... kind of takes the fight out of them whenh they just don't want to let go. But its even better as a daily application if you know you chronically hold muscle tension in an area. Tight neck and upper shoulders every day? Apply some kava oil, every day."
The paragraph above is from a pretty interesting article written about an herbalist's view on kava use.
http://www.herbcraft.org/kava.html
One can also buy the C02 extract and mix it with oil.
http://www.edenbotanicals.com/kava-kava-co2.html#productjump
"I also need to wholeheartedly extol the virtues of infused kava oil. Take roots ground to a coarse powder, and cover them in oil (I don't generally weight or measure for oils, so just eyeball it). Olive oil is of course OK, but a nice massage blend is 3 parts almond oil and 1 part sesame oil. I infuse the oil for days; even a week. It should darken and smell rich and earthy. Apply liberally. It's really just flat out incredible. Credit goes to Rob Montgomery, who was the original purveyor of the cool stuff offered through the Botanical Preservation Corps. Kava oil really relaxes muscles; its very nice for a massage... kind of takes the fight out of them whenh they just don't want to let go. But its even better as a daily application if you know you chronically hold muscle tension in an area. Tight neck and upper shoulders every day? Apply some kava oil, every day."
The paragraph above is from a pretty interesting article written about an herbalist's view on kava use.
http://www.herbcraft.org/kava.html
One can also buy the C02 extract and mix it with oil.
http://www.edenbotanicals.com/kava-kava-co2.html#productjump
