Bridging the Gap
Traditional Kava Ceremonies vs. The American Kava Bar Experience
Kava Facts of the Day
Scientific, cultural, and medicinal discussions on Piper methysticum Forst.
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Persistence is Key: Traditional Kava Powder + Water + Strained = Food
A discussion re: FDA & Codex, and who we can thank for this.
Evolution of FDA Regulations on Kava: Acknowledging Tradition and Ensuring Safety
The FDA now acknowledges the codex definition of Kava.
Kava Safety Confirmed - No Liver Damage: Tackling the 8 reported factors that have allegedly been identified as potential causes of liver injury from kava use.
Addressing Factors Routinely Identified in Literature as Alleged Culprits in Kava Hepatotoxicity.
Revisiting an incorrect, yet highly referenced article.
UCLA Health "Ask the doctors - What are the risks & benefits of kava?"
Liver Damage From Kava. A Failure in Logic Perpetuated Through Decades.
We address an erroneous adverse event report from 2001 which is still cited as true today.
Kava Dermopathy
What is it, and what causes it?
The continued persistence of kava product liver warnings in the United States.
Even when we haven't seen liver toxicity in over 20 years.
Kavain's toxicity and mutagenicity.
A study on the mutagenicity of kavain on onions
Pharmacodynamic vs Pharmacokinetic
The different types of interactions that are spoken about with kava.