Is Kava Safe?

As we strive to be the best internet resource we can regarding all things kava, we get the question “Is kava safe?” all the time. There’s a general bias in Western civilization to regard the exotic or unfamiliar as dangerous, even when—as with kava—there are abundant studies demonstrating its general safety when used responsibly. For […]

Soy Lethicin

On the list of kava accessories we offer on Kava Dot Com, you may have noticed a humble product called soy lethicin being sold alongside the muslin bags and coconut bowls. Soy lethicin appears on the ingredients list of foods from tea to yogurt, and even in asthma inhalers and other medical products. This is […]

Kava Drink

Any experienced kava connoisseur knows that the term kava drink can refer to a number of different things. The first, of course, is the traditional kava drink that’s been brewed up in the South Pacific for millennia and consumed at social and ceremonial occasions. Traditional kava brews are prepared by macerating the fresh or dried kava […]

Kava Kava Supplement

More and more people in the West today have experienced the benefits of kava kava, either as a supplement or in its traditional form as a relaxing*, communal brew. A kava kava supplement can offer many benefits for slowing down in our fast-paced world, but discovering the type of kava supplement that’s right for you […]

Day ONE of Kava Marketplace

Thanks to everyone who made our quiet soft “Grand Opening” of the Kava Dot Com KAVA MARKETPLACE today.  We’re thrilled at the number of people who trusted us to place orders through the site, and we have already shipped most of those orders off! We’re thrilled to have so many high-quality Kava suppliers from the […]

Kava and Chocolate – Heavenly Match

All of us here at Kava dot com have no idea why it took anyone so long to realize that just like there’s wine and cheese, there’s kava and chocolate! Kava is known for all kinds of wonderful properties (including its aphrodisiac ones that few outside of Oceania talk about), and now chocolate is in […]

Kava Kava Tincture

You might be wondering, what exactly is a kava kava tincture? There are so many different preparations of this versatile tranquilizing root, many of them made with high-tech processes under fancy labels, that it can be daunting just to navigate the marketplace in order to get the product you want. Although there are variations, a […]

Kava Pills

Kava pills are one of the most widely available forms of kava kava you can buy these days. This popular commercial kava preparation usually consists of dried root material packed into a digestible capsule, or a gel capsule that contains a standardized kava root extract. In the second form, kava pills often contain a standardized […]

Kava Overdose

As with any herb or substance that affects the brain, kava kava should be used in moderation in a safe setting conducive to the enjoyment of this herb. However, we have not found any reports of a kava overdose in the archived studies of this plant. Overall, kava root seems to be a gentle medicine: […]

Kava Brownies

It used to be a given that kava root could not be heated past 140 degrees Fahrenheit without destroying its active kavalactones and resulting in a disappointing experience. However, culinary experiments in baking and cooking with kava have shattered this assumption, leading many chefs to create tasty recipes for kava brownies, kava sauces, kava candies […]