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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. |
Related Species
Piper cuberba Cubeb
Piper nigrum Black Pepper
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Prep 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.
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- Stress Buster Tea
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| 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. 968
(Linda White ) | | 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 845
(Nickell,Nancy L ) | | 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. 421
(Grieve, Maude ) | | 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. 422
(Duke, James A, Ph.D. ) | | Tension headaches | | Phytochemicals called kavaloactones provide kava's gentle stress-beating, muscle-relaxing influence. Great for tension headaches 1003
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| 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 |
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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)
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 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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