"Kava" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Dried rhizome and roots of Piper methysticum, a shrub native to Oceania and known for its anti-anxiety and sedative properties. Heavy usage results in some adverse effects. It contains ALKALOIDS; LACTONES; kawain, methysticin, mucilage, STARCH, and yangonin. Kava is also the name of the pungent beverage prepared from the plant's roots.
MeSH Number(s)
B01.650.940.800.575.100.812.666.249
Concept/Terms
Kava- Kava
- Kavas
- Kawa Kawa
- Kawa Kawas
- Kawa, Kawa
- Kawas, Kawa
- Kawa
- Kawas
- Piper methysticum
- Piper methysticums
- methysticum, Piper
- methysticums, Piper
- Kava Kava
- Kava Kavas
- Kava, Kava
- Kavas, Kava
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Kava" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Kava" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Kava" by people in Profiles.
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Sebotropic eruption associated with use of oral kava kava supplement. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2014 Oct; 39(7):816-8.
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Nutritional and herbal supplements for anxiety and anxiety-related disorders: systematic review. Nutr J. 2010 Oct 07; 9:42.
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Natural remedies for anxiety disorders: potential use and clinical applications. Depress Anxiety. 2009; 26(3):259-65.
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Safety review of kava (Piper methysticum) by the Natural Standard Research Collaboration. Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2005 Jul; 4(4):779-94.
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[Review "Kava, kavapyrones and toxic liver injury" by R Teschke, Hanau Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie 2003, 41:395-404]. Z Gastroenterol. 2003 Aug; 41(8):888-9.
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Hepatitis induced by Kava (Piper methysticum rhizoma). J Hepatol. 2003 Jul; 39(1):62-7.
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By the way, doctor. Your article about anxiety in the March 2002 issue neglected to mention the herb kava as a treatment for anxiety. I've been using it, and I thought its effectiveness for anxiety was widely accepted. Why did you omit it? Harv Womens Health Watch. 2002 Apr; 9(8):8.
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Drug absorption in vitro model: filter-immobilized artificial membranes. 2. Studies of the permeability properties of lactones in Piper methysticum Forst. Eur J Pharm Sci. 2001 Dec; 14(4):271-80.