Posted by verne on October 4, 2005, at 21:42:39
In reply to Re: ever tried Albizzia?, posted by nolvas on October 4, 2005, at 20:49:56
Wow, nolvas, what a great link! I could have searched for ages and not found anything as good. I didn't know it was a 9-herb formula. You did some great research. Thanks loads.
I already ordered the Seven Forests formula but it may be just what I need. I'm still checking out a bulk chinese herb place where they sell the flowers and bark by the pound at a very reasonable price. I'm just not sure how to prepare them in the raw state. Who knows though, the more primitive forms may contain alkaloids and whatnot that don't survive the extraction process.
My "lab" is quite simple. If it's a powder I measure it and gulp it down with some liquid. If it's bark and looks like it could benefit from heating, I'll make a tea. Extracting is so messy I avoid it. I still have burned kratom leaves at the bottom of one pan I forgot about.
I'm still a little light-headed 4 days after ingesting about 50 grams of premium kratom powder, and another 25 or so in tea extractions. I guess I exceeded the dose. Never again.
Even if Albizia doesn't discernibly help, I doubt it will hurt me the way Kratom did. Kratom is more a poison than a "medicine".
I live in a small town that's home to Maharishi International University and center of the TM movement in the USA. It's also a center for ayurvedic and alternative medicine. They even have an ayurvedic spa.
I'm sure I could get Albizia locally but I would have to pay for accompanying treatment and their high markups. Very expensive. So I do my mad, self-help, experimentation.
Verne
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