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kava (kä·v  ),n Latin name: Piper methysticum; parts used: rhizomes, roots; uses: anxiolytic, antiepileptic, antidepressant, muscle relaxant, analgesia, insomnia, alcohol dependency; precautions: children, pregnancy, lactation; patients with depression, pulmonary hypertension, Parkinson's disease; liver disease, or kidney disease; patients who drink alcohol. Also called ava, ava pepper, awa, intoxicating pepper, kava-kava, kawa, kew, sakau, tonga, or yagona. |
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| This may be self-treated with homeopathic remedies for sleep such as Chamomile or Coffea melatonin, the sleep hormone, herbals such as valerian, passionflower, chamomile, kava-kava, etc. The authors conducted a review of the research literature of eight commonly used herbal supplements--echinacea, ephedra (ma huang), garlic, ginkgo, ginseng, kava-kava, St. Daniel Bricker could face a maximum of three years in prison and $250,000 in fines for labeling a product containing a solvent as the kava-kava plant extract ``fX,'' federal officials said. |
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