Kona Kava (full spectrum paste)

[John Boyd]

Hello! I’m new to Kava Forums and a novice when it comes to Kava, in general. About a month ago, I purchased a 1oz. jar of Kona Kava’s Full Spectrum 55% extract paste from Kava.com and have used about half of it, so far, and have felt no effects from it. I knew something was up after my 1st dosing, but continued to use it, as I had paid $70 USD for it. After learning (through this forum) that KK is not a reputable brand, despite being made in an FDA-approved lab w/ GMP certification - which, of course, made me feel like it was an ok place to start for a more potent Kava product - some questions were raised. I’ve tried Gaia Herbs’ formulation in the past & felt nothing, as well (I’m under the impression they’re a reputable brand, but, again, no effects were felt) Anyway, there’s so much conflicting information on the web about contaminated herbal products on the web (heavy metals, etc.) that I’m at a bit of a loss.

So, my first question is: has KK’s products made anyone sick, especially from the Gold, or Full Spectrum 55% extract paste? Or, has it been more of a reduced potency issue? And, secondly, what’s a good instant formulation to give me a better idea of what high quality kava is supposed to feel like?

There’s plenty to read on this forum (which I intend to do), but any direct feedback would be helpful.

Thanks!

 

[Palmetto]

Extracts taste terrible. No way around that. If you look up the outdated price sheet listed on the forum site, you'll find a list of reputable dealers. Kava depot, Kalm with Kava, and others carry extracts at times.

 

[Groggy]

If you look up the outdated price sheet listed on the forum site

Are you volunteering to update it or just dropping a nugget of something? You can have full access to it and update it all, LMK!

 

[John Boyd]

Hey, thanks for gettin’ back! Just dropping a nugget of something. Mainly curious if Kona Kava products, especially their extracts, have made anyone sick via contamination i.e. heavy metals, etc? Because I’m such a newb to the kava world I took the info posted on KavaDotCom @ face value, thinking “well, it can’t be that bad”, but it turns out their just another marketplace selling inferior products whose bottom line is driven solely by profit…big surprise there lol! Anyway, I’m kicking myself a bit for having continued to use it (have stopped now) after the first dose did absolutely nothing. Right now, I just wanna know what good kava is supposed to feel like because I wanna be less reliant on benzos for anxiety. Anyway, I’ll check out the vendors posted here. Sorry no one’s tried to update that price sheet. Thanks!