Preferred Label : kava;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : piper methysticum; kawa; kava, kava; kawa, kawa; kavas; kawa kawa; kawa kawas; kawas, kawa; kawas; piper methysticums; methysticums, piper; kava kava; kava kavas; kavas, kava;
CISMeF synonym : methysticum, piper; yaqona; 'ava; 'awa;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kava;
UNII : txid130404;
Origin ID : D020901;
UMLS CUI : C0521083;
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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.
http://www.cochrane.org/fr/CD003383
2010
United Kingdom
France
French
meta-analysis
anxiety disorders
treatment outcome
kava
phytotherapy
anxiety
french abstract
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