Measuring the chemical and cytotoxic variability of commercially available kava (Piper methysticum G. Forster).

Formerly used world-wide as a popular botanical medicine to reduce anxiety, reports of hepatotoxicity linked to consuming kava extracts in the late 1990s have resulted in global restrictions on kava use and have hindered kava-related research. Despite its presence on the United States Food and Drug...

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Main Authors: Amanda C Martin, Ed Johnston, Chengguo Xing, Adrian D Hegeman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4218769?pdf=render