Tried drinking Kava 40 years ago while in Tonga and other South pacific Islands, they have been using it for hundreds of years.. It has a mild numbing affect first on the lips then your limbs and at the end of a session you are slightly unsteady on your feet. it is a relaxant.
I believe it is safe but it was pointed out that some of the natives who had been drinking Kava for years had very bad skin.
