Concept information
Preferred term
Kava
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Kava Kava
- Kava, Kava
- Kava Kavas
- Kavas, Kava
- Kawa
- Kawa Kawa
- Kawa, Kawa
- Kawa Kawas
- Kawas
- Kawas, Kawa
- methysticums, Piper
- Piper methysticum
- Piper methysticums
Scope note
- 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.
History note
- 2000
In other languages
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Finnish
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kava
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Piper methysticum
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Swedish
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Kava kava
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Kawa
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020901
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