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Kava
Kava (also known as kava kava or Piper methysticum) is a member of the pepper family and has traditionally been cultivated by Pacific Islanders for use as a social and ceremonial drink - either ground or chewed up and mixed with water or coconut milk. Some Aboriginal communities also use kava. (Source: Kava fact sheet - April 2005 [Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing] )
Follow the links below to find information about the therapeutic and recreational use of kava .
Updated September 2011
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| Title: | Kava |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Kava is a drug that comes from the roots of the plant Piper methysticum. It is consumed as a drink or supplement. Long-term use leads to problems including liver damage and apathy. It is dangerous to take kava in combination with alcohol or other psychoactive drugs. |
| Date: | Apr 2011 |
| Title: | Import & export |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | Information about importing and exporting therapeutic goods for commercial purposes |
| Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Title: | Kava fact sheet |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | Since 2001, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has closely followed mounting international concerns over reports of hepatotoxicity and deaths from liver failure associated with taking some kava-containing medicines. |
| Date: | Apr 2005 |
| Title: | Kava extract versus placebo for treating anxiety |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Systematic literature searches were conducted to assess the evidence for or against the effectiveness of kava extract for treating anxiety. Twenty-two potentially relevant double-blind, placebo-controlled RCTs were identified. Twelve trials met the incl... |
| Date: | Jan 2005 |
| Title: | Information for sponsors: Safety of kava-containing medicines |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | The TGA has viewed with increasing concern international reports of liver damage (hepatotoxicity) associated with the use of kava-containing medicines. |
| Date: | Aug 2002 |
| Title: | Consumer advice on kava |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) would like to alert you to emerging concern about medicines containing kava (also known as kava kava or Piper methysticum). |
| Date: | Feb 2002 |
| Title: | Kava practitioner alert |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | The TGA alerts health professionals to emerging concern about medicines containing kava (also known as kava kava or Piper methysticum). |
| Date: | Feb 2002 |
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