While kava is not a controlled substance in the US, precautions should always be taken with unregulated substances. Some countries (like Australia) classify kava as a depressant drug. As with any ...

Kava, also known as Piper methysticum, is a perennial shrub with large, heart-shaped leaves. Its fibrous root, when crushed and steeped in water and massaged to release its essence, produces a cloudy, ...

It's made from the powdered root of a pepper tree called piper methysticum strained through a wooden bowl full of water. Kava is always accompanied by a ceremony where people gather around the ...

is forcing kava bars across the state — including Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar in Ithaca — to stop the sale of traditional kava drinks. Kava, a shrub native to the South Pacific ...

Kava generated the highest revenue, amounting to 21.8 million Fijian dollars (around 9.4 million U.S. dollars) in the first ...

Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar is now barred from selling its signature kava drink due to a new New York State Department of Health regulation. Located at 139 West State St. beneath The Sun’s ...

They found that kava was significantly more effective than ... Chinese herbology involves treatment with a formulation of multiple herbs, and treatment of depression is no exception.