"Kava" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D020901
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.812.666.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Kava- Kava
- Kavas
- Kawa Kawa
- Kawa Kawas
- Kawa, Kawa
- Kawas, Kawa
- Kawa
- Kawas
- Piper methysticum
- Piper methysticums
- methysticums, Piper
- Kava Kava
- Kava Kavas
- Kava, Kava
- Kavas, Kava
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Extracts of kava (Piper methysticum) induce acute anxiolytic-like behavioral changes in mice. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2003 Oct; 170(1):33-41.