• prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    14 days ago

    So if they put the material from the tea into a supplement, it nullifies it somehow? Why is it legitimate as a tea but not in a supplement?

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      14 days ago

      Two problems with Kava supplements, quantity and quality.

      it takes a lot more Kava to feel the effects than can be contained in a capsule, or 5.

      To get around the quantity issue they’ll often use supplement grade kavalactones extracts, which are widely regarded as also ineffective, but it looks good on a packaging label.

      Maybe pharmaceutical grade kavalactone extract would be good in a high dosage, I can’t speak to that, either way, I’m talking about supplements, so I’ll refer you to my original snake oil comment.