Alcohol + Extracted Kava = Paralysis
title tells it all, but I'll give a story to add a little color...
several years ago, I extracted several ounces of kava root into isopropyl alcohol and reduced down to an oily resin, it was a beautiful, pure, amber-gold color...by the way, that's a lot of kava..
...one night, before going to dinner with some friends (who were non-drug users), I decided to get into a nice, mellow mood and so I ate the entire (yes, entire) resin extract, and washed it down with some home-brewed absinthe.
Started out great - I felt like a million bucks. However, as the evening wore on, I noticed that my legs had gone totally numb and I could not keep my balance. Everytime I tried to get up from a sitting position, I had to hold on to something to avoid falling on my ass. It got worse as the evening went on, I stumbled around like a wasted fool, claiming a pulled muscle in my leg was to blame (I don't think anyone bought it). Then, the nausea kicked in with a vengence....got home late and spent the better part of the evening with dry heaves and massive head spins...for several days afterward, I felt totally wasted, and was sure that my liver was shot, which could have happened.
lesson learned....with any extract, take it little and often...but not all at once
Eg^^^