"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Kava" by people in Profiles.
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Shimoda LM, Showman A, Baker JD, Lange I, Koomoa DL, Stokes AJ, Borris RP, Turner H. Differential regulation of calcium signalling pathways by components of Piper methysticum ('Awa). Phytother Res. 2015 Apr; 29(4):582-90.
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Shimoda LM, Park C, Stokes AJ, Gomes HH, Turner H. Pacific island 'Awa (Kava) extracts, but not isolated kavalactones, promote proinflammatory responses in model mast cells. Phytother Res. 2012 Dec; 26(12):1934-41.
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Brown AC, Onopa J, Holck P, Kaufusi P, Kabasawa D, Craig WJ, Dragull K, Levine AM, Baker JD. Traditional kava beverage consumption and liver function tests in a predominantly Tongan population in Hawaii. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2007 Jun-Aug; 45(5):549-56.
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Lim ST, Dragull K, Tang CS, Bittenbender HC, Efird JT, Nerurkar PV. Effects of kava alkaloid, pipermethystine, and kavalactones on oxidative stress and cytochrome P450 in F-344 rats. Toxicol Sci. 2007 May; 97(1):214-21.
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Gautz LD, Kaufusi P, Jackson MC, Bittenbender HC, Tang CS. Determination of kavalactones in dried kava (Piper methysticum) powder using near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy and partial least-squares regression. J Agric Food Chem. 2006 Aug 23; 54(17):6147-52.
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Nerurkar PV, Dragull K, Tang CS. In vitro toxicity of kava alkaloid, pipermethystine, in HepG2 cells compared to kavalactones. Toxicol Sci. 2004 May; 79(1):106-11.