| It's the roots that are used to make the traditional kava drink consumed by Pacific Islanders. |
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| In many cultures, men and occasionally women retire each evening to the nakamal to prepare and drink kava, an infusion of the pepper plant. |
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| When not drinking kava, the islanders grow coffee, the kind that sends coffee buyers into ecstasies. |
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| The effects of kava-kava come from the synergistic mechanism of its root's active ingredients, resinous compounds called kava lactones. |
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| Given its neuropharmacological mechanisms, combination of kava with other sedative drugs, including ethanol, is not recommended. |
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| They create beautiful spears, clubs, ceremonial bowls for kava drinking, and elaborately decorated seagoing canoes. |
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| If you have mood disorders such as depression, currently take mood-altering medication or have Parkinson's disease, avoid the herb kava. |
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| Some subsistence farmers earn cash from the sale of copra, cocoa, kava, manioc, pineapples, bananas, and fish. |
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| Several studies show that kava kava may help reduce anxiety and induce sleep, as well as reduce menstrual cramps. |
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| These data imply that kava extract is superior to placebo as a symptomatic treatment of anxiety. |
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| Herbal supplements that can be toxic to the liver include kava, comfrey, chaparral, jin bu huan, kombucha tea, pennyroyal and skullcap. |
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| Systematic literature searches were conducted to assess the evidence for and against the effectiveness of kava extract for treating anxiety. |
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| Leaders further noted the current restrictions imposed by Australia on the importation of kava for indigenous health concerns. |
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| These plants include German chamomile, hops, kava, lemon balm, passion flower, skullcap, valerian and gota cola. |
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| These include German chamomile, hops, kava kava, lemon balm, passion flower, skullcap and valerian. |
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| A discussion of botanicals such as chaparral, lobelia, wormwood, belladonna, and kava is provided from the point of view of experienced clinicians. |
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| The active compounds in Kava are delta lactones, kava lactones and alpha pyrones. |
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| Most studies show a benefit from taking 200 to 300 milligrams a day in capsules of 60 to 75 milligrams of kava lactone. |
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| Three selected training centres maintain model farms where vegetables, yams and kava are grown for practical teaching purposes. |
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| Health Canada and several foreign regulatory agencies have received reports associating the use of kava with serious liver dysfunction. |
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| There have been four cases of liver toxicity associated with the use of kava products reported in Canada. |
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| Therefore, the use of kava products is considered to pose an unacceptable risk to health. |
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| In a similar vein, kava kava, advertised as a natural anti-anxiety supplement, was taken off the market for causing liver failure. |
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| All chief ceremonies, however, regardless of village, culminate in the kava ceremony wherein the candidate drinks kava for the first time as the new chief. |
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| My neighbor says the herb kava is a natural way to calm nerves. |
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| Don't take kava or California poppy with Parkinson's medication, and be wary of combining them with central nervous system depressants or the drug pentobarbitol. |
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| Some drugs used as entheogens include kava which can act as a stimulant, a sedative, a euphoriant and an anesthetic. |
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| Exports include copra, kava, beef, cocoa and timber, and imports include machinery and equipment, foodstuffs and fuels. |
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| Many farmers have been abandoning cultivation of food crops, and use earnings from kava cultivation to buy food. |
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| Most villages have a nakamal or village clubhouse which serves as a meeting point for men and as a place to drink kava. |
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| They will also teach you the fine art of kava drinking between songs. |
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| Marang-Marang has a slightly milder taste than Kaollika, yet for those that wish to buy kava primarily for a strong kava effect you won't be dissapointed. |
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| Leaders noted the pivotal cultural significance of kava to the region. |
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| Many who once sold kava are now raising vegetables again. |
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| Backhauss C, Krieglstein J Extract of kava and its methysticin constituents protect brain tissue against ischemic damage in rodents. |
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| Consumers are also reminded to consult with their health care practitioner if they have experienced any adverse effects from taking products containing kava. |
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| Some of the supplements in question include kava, usnic acid and bitter orange. |
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| The roots of the kava plant are used to produce a drink which is consumed throughout the cultures of the Pacific Ocean. |
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| This low kava dose was chosen based on the manufacturer's daily dose recommendation as well as a desire to avoid potential hepatotoxic effects in participants. |
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| Saccade and cognitive impairment associated with kava intoxication. |
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| Methysticin was the most potent enzyme inhibitor as well as the most cytotoxic, followed by the kava root extract, desmethoxyyangonin, and yangonin. |
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| In particular, production of copra and kava create substantial revenue. |
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| Other legal, non-prescription remedies that can sicken or kill are aconite, chaparral, colloidal silver, coltsfoot, comfrey, germanium, greater celandine, kava and lobelia. |
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| In all cases studied, all observed symptoms have been found to he completely reversible when Kava consumption is discontinued. |
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| Fourth, Kava is a carminative that improves appetite and digestion. |
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| Kava is the popular drug of the island, although alcohol is becoming more prevalent. |
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| Kava has also been used in ceremonial exchanges between clans and villages. |
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| Kava may be omitted and other botanicals substituted, using muscle relaxers such as valerian or nervines such as Hypericum, depending on the patient and the circumstance. |
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