Is Kava kava safe for young people?!

Is Kava kava safe for young people?

It says on the container that only people over 18 should take it but i am deciding to use it because i feel anxiety. I am 16. (I have taken kava kava in the past too). Also, does anyone know how long it takes before you start to feel effects after taking a capsule?

5 months ago
I read that it was a sedative though and that it was good for stress and anxiety. The liver damage thing is very rare and the report said that most that got it were taking other medication associated with liver damage.

According to the HOMEOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by Dr.William Boericke MD Kava Kava (PIPER METHYSTICUM) is safe for anyone to take who has the following symptoms (Read Carefully) :-

PIPER METHYSTICUM
Kava-kava

The intoxication produced by Kava is of a silent and drowsy character with incoherent dreams, loss of muscular power.

Urinary and skin symptoms have been verified. Marked modality. Arthritis deformans. Colic with flatulence.

Mind.--Very sensitive. Exaltation of mind. Amelioration of pains for a time by diverting attention. Restless desire to change position.

Urine.--Increased. Burning during micturition, gonorrhœa, and gleet. Cystitis. Chordee.

Skin.--Scaly. Fall of scales leaves white spots, which often ulcerate. Leprosy. Ichthyosis.

Extremities.--Pain in right arm. Hands feel paralyzed. Pain in thumb-joint.

Relationship.--Compare: Chaulmoogra-Taraktogenos--(The oil and its derivatives are to a certain extent effective in the treatment of leprosy, especially in early cases).

Bixa orellana, a South American plant related to Chaulmoogra, recommended for leprosy, eczema and elephantiasis.

Modalities.--Better, by turning mind to another topic; changing position.

Dose.--Tincture, and lower potencies.
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If you don't have the above symptoms Kava Kava is not your remedy and you should not take it .

Take Care and God Bless You !