Insoniaaa, you are right. A couple of years ago i prepared myself a whole pot full of fresh japanese knotwood shoots, and i got into them and ate them all. An hour or so later, the whole lot of this went right through me and out the other end. I had too much of it. After this, i know as with everything, moderation is the key. I take 1 tablespoons twice a day of the home made tincture. The worst you could do is get just slightly drunk on it but 2 tablespoons a day is not an alcohol habit.