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Usages
Effect of Kava on Depression
The active ingredients, kavalactones, are said to have sedating and relaxing effects that do not compromise mental clarity. The availability of kava in a supplement form for the treatment of anxiety...
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Effect of Kava on Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Up until 2002, the herb kava was widely used in Europe as a medical treatment for anxiety, based on the evidence of a substantial body of double-blind, placebo-controlled studies. However, because of...
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Effect of Kava on Panic Disorder
Up until 2002, the herb kava was widely used in Europe as a medical treatment for anxiety, based on the evidence of a substantial body of double-blind, placebo-controlled studies. However, because of...
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What Is Kava Used for Today?
In 1990, Germany's Commission E authorized the use of kava for relieving "states of nervous anxiety, tension, and agitation," based on evidence from several double-blind studies . 1 However, case reports of liver damage later led Germany and other countries to ban the sale of kava. See Safety Issues below.
Like other anxiety-reducing drugs, kava could be useful for insomnia , but most of the supporting evidence for this use remains highly preliminary. 2 One small, double-blind study found that daily use of kava reduced sleep disturbances linked to anxiety . 3 However, a larger study failed to find benefits in people with both insomnia and anxiety. 4 One animal study suggests that kava may also have value as an aid to alcohol withdrawal . 5 (However, individuals who abuse alcohol are probably at increased risk of harm from kava. See Safety Issues .) Kava has been additionally proposed as a treatment for tension headaches , but it has not been evaluated for this purpose.
References
- Volz HP, Kieser M. Kava-kava extract WS 1490 versus placebo in anxiety disorders--a randomized placebo-controlled 25-week outpatient trial. Pharmacopsychiatry. 30(1):1-5.
- Emser W, Bartylla K. Improvement in sleep quality. Effect of kava extract WS 1490 on the sleep pattern in healthy subjects [in German, English abstract]. Neurol Psychiatr. 1991;5:636-642.
- Lehrl S. Clinical efficacy of kava extract WS 1490 in sleep disturbances associated with anxiety disorders. Results of a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial. J Affect Disord. 78(2):101-10.
- Jacobs BP, Bent S, Tice JA, Blackwell T, Cummings SR. An internet-based randomized, placebo-controlled trial of kava and valerian for anxiety and insomnia. Medicine (Baltimore). 84(4):197-207.
- Veh I, Chatterjee SS, Kiianmaa K, et al. Reduction of voluntary ethanol intake in alcohol-preferring AA-rats by kava extract. Presented at International Congress and 49th Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant Research; September 2-6, 2001; Erlangen, Germany.
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