How to Make Kava Kava Taste Good

Kava kava (Piper methysticum), or Awa as it is called in Hawaii, is the best-researched herb for promoting relief from feelings of anxiety. The traditional way of preparing this plant root is to dry it, grind it to a fine powder and then mix it with tepid water. The resulting beverage is said to taste a lot like dirt! To improve the taste, and yet still get the relaxing and anti-anxiety effects of this herb, you can mix the muddy kava liquid into a smoothie.

Things You'll Need

• 1 oz. dried kava kava root, powdered
• <br>Clean T-shirt
• <br>Large bowl
• <br>2 cups room temperature water
• <br>Pineapple juice
• <br>Milk or soy milk
• <br>Yogurt (lemon flavor is a tasty choice, but experiment with other flavors, perhaps banana)
• <br>Blender
• <br>Ice cubes
• <br>Sugar or honey (optional)

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Instructions

• 1

  Stretch a clean t-shirt over a large bowl.

• 2

  Place your powdered kava in the t-shirt and then pour the water over it, squeezing the wad of wet kava to get all of the liquid out.

• 3

  Add the liquid in the bowl to a blender jar.

• 4

  Add 1 cup milk or soy milk, 1/2 cup yogurt, 1/2 cup pineapple or other fruit juice, sugar or honey if you want it, and several ice cubes to the blender.

• 5

  Blend at the fastest setting for 1 minute.

• 6

  Pour into glasses and enjoy.