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Kava-Kava Piper methysticum

making traditional kava

Common Names

Kava-Kava , Ava. Intoxicating Peper

Botanical Name

Piper methysticum

Family

PIPERACEAE Pepper Family

Kava-Kava Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses:	Anxiety/Panic * Aphrodisiac * Bladder Infection (UTI) Cystitis * Dysmenorrhea * Insomnia * Migraine Headache * Stop Smoking * Stress * Toothache/Earache *
Properties:	Analgesic* Antibacterial* Diuretic* Expectorant* Diaphoretic* Sedative* Stimulant*
Parts Used:	rhizome
Constituents:	kava lactones, kawahin, yanoginin, methysticin, glycosides

The word kava is used to refer both to the plant and the beverage produced from its roots. Kava kava can be used as a mild sedative for nervous tension and stress. The active constituents in the roots, kava lactones, have relaxing and intoxicating properties. Kava can be used as a relaxing, evening drink with friends, as long as it is used in a responsible manner.

Side Effects:

Can be highly sedative and intoxicating and causes numbing to the mouth and lips. Safe in recommended amounts, do not drive or operate heavy machinery. Do not use while pregnant, or give to children. Not for those with a pre-existing liver condition. The effects when mixed with alcohol are not desirable

How to Use: Kava-Kava

Preparation Methods :Kava kava root powder can be made into a milky drink by mixing with one tablespoon of powder per cup of water, extract, capsules, or cut root can be added to herbal teas.

Remedies using : Kava-Kava Kava Kava drink* Stress Buster Tea*

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Kava-Kava Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Anxiety/Panic * Aphrodisiac * Bladder Infection (UTI) Cystitis * Dysmenorrhea * Insomnia * Migraine Headache * Stop Smoking * Stress * Toothache/Earache *

Kava for :Toothache
	Kava has an analgesic strength comparable to that of cocaine and procainamide. The herb also deadens pain in the kidneys and urinary tract as it is excreted from the body. The painkilling power of kava is effective for up to twenty-four hours. Phyllis A. Balch, Prescription for Herbal Healing (2002)

Kava Kava for :Stop smoking/depression
	Kava kava works much like Valium, as an antidote to the depression and mood swings that often occur when you stop smoking. Linda B. White, M.D., The Herbal Drugstore (2003)

Kava kava for :Heighten sexuality
	Kava kava can induce hallucinations and heighten sexuality. It evokes warmth and can stimulate the genitals. Drink kava kava tea no more than one hour before sex- or you may succumb to the desire for sleep Nancy L Nickell, Nature's Aphrodisiacs (1999)

Kava-Kava for :Genitourinary, Aphrodisiac

For over 125 years Kava root has been found valuable in the treatment of gonorrhoea both acute and chronic, vaginitis, leucorrhoea, nocturnal incontinence and other aliments of the genitourinary tract. A 20 per cent oil of Kava resin in oil of Sandalwood, called gonosan, is used internally for gonorrhoea. Being a local anaesthetic, it relieves pain and has an aphrodisiac effect, also an antiseptic effect on the urine.

Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Volume 2 (1931)

Kava-Kava for :Stress, menstrual cramps
	Phytochemicals called kavaloactones provide kava's gentle stress-beating, muscle-relaxing influence. Kava also possesses a curious affinity for the genitourinary tract, especially in women, it relaxes the uterus, making it notably helpful against menstrual cramps. James Duke, The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook (2000)

Kava-Kava for :Tension headaches
	Phytochemicals called kavaloactones provide kava's gentle stress-beating, muscle-relaxing influence. Great for tension headaches James Duke, The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook (2000)

Plant Description
Related Species Piper cuberba Cubeb Piper nigrum Black Pepper
Wikipedia "> Wikipedia An indigenous shrub several feet high, leaves cordate, acuminate, with very short axillary spikes of flowers, stem dichotomous, spotted. The natives prepare a fermented liquor from the upper portion of the rhizome and base of the stems; it is narcotic and stimulant and is drunk before important religious rites. The root of the plant chewed and mixed with the saliva, gives a hot intoxicating juice; it is mixed with pure water or the water of the coconut.^{Grieve, Maude Modern Herbal (1931)}
History and Traditions
In this shrubs native habitat, Polynesia and the Pacific Ocean Islands , natives calm down by chewing a few leaves, but the best medicine is in the roots, which can be used to make a tea. Kava is used for medicinal, religious, political, cultural and social purposes throughout the Pacific. These cultures have a great respect for the plant and place a high importance on it.
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