| Given its neuropharmacological mechanisms, combination of kava with other sedative drugs, including ethanol, is not recommended. |
| These data imply that kava extract is superior to placebo as a symptomatic treatment of anxiety. |
| If you have mood disorders such as depression, currently take mood-altering medication or have Parkinson's disease, avoid the herb kava. |
| Several studies show that kava kava may help reduce anxiety and induce sleep, as well as reduce menstrual cramps. |
| The effects of kava-kava come from the synergistic mechanism of its root's active ingredients, resinous compounds called kava lactones. |
| In many cultures, men and occasionally women retire each evening to the nakamal to prepare and drink kava, an infusion of the pepper plant. |
