Kava Kava extract (botanical name Piper methysticum) from the Kava root, has been used for centuries in the South Pacific Islands to relax. Kava is non-addictive and helps relieve nervous tension, mild anxiety and disturbed sleep caused by stress, giving a sense of calmness and well being.

Recommendations For Use:

• To help relieve anxiety and nervous tension (at 1-2 capsules daily) .
  
• To help induce a relaxing sleep (at 3-4 capsules one hour before bed) .

Contra-Indications:

• Kava Kalm should not be used by pregnant or lactating women. It should not be used in conjunction with alcohol. Do not use it when driving a motor vehicle or operating machinery. Most importantly of all keep out of reach of children.

Adverse Effects of Kava Kalm if Used to Excess:

• It emaciates the body
  
• The skin becomes dry and scaley, especially the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, forearms and shins caused by interference with the uptake and absorption of the B group vitamins, which is reversible.
  
• The appetite is lost, sleep disordered, eyes become bloodshot, pains in stomach, lethargy.

Dosage:

• Adults: Take 1-2 capsules daily with food or as directed.
  
• To enhance sleep take 3-4 capsules one hour before retiring to bed.

Contains No:

• WHEAT, GLUTEN, MILK DERIVATIVES, YEAST, SUGAR, CORN, STARCH, COLOUR, FLAVOUR OR PRESERVATIVES
  

Pack Information:

• Available in a bottle of 20 capsules.

Ingredients:

Ingredient Information:

Kava Kalm

• Became known to Europeans in the 18th Century.
  
• Kava is prepared from the root of the plant Piper methysticum.
  
• After drinking Kava it was found to reduce fatigue, quieten the mind, allay anxiety and produce a pleasant, cheerful and sociable attitude.
  
• Used by Polynesians, Melanesians and Micronesians for ceremonial purposes and social occasions. It was generally thought that Kava taken judiciously had a beneficial effect on health.
  
• The Hawaiians used it to soothe the nerves; induce relaxation and sleep; for congestion in urinary tract, e.g. chronic cystitis (acts as a diuretic); for asthma and rheumatism; and to reduce weight;
  
• A 1996 randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind study with 2 groups of 29 patients who received either 100mg of Kava extract standardised to provide 70mg kavalactones or placebo, found that kava was effective in reducing states of anxiety, tension and over-excitedness.[1]
  
• Effects are reduced when consuming kava with food.

References:

[1] Lehmann E, Kinzler, Friedmann J 1996. Efficacy of a special Kava extract (Piper methysticum) in patients with states of anxiety, tension and excitedness of non-mental origin. A double-blind placebo-controlled study of four weeks treatment. Phytomedicine Vol III (2) 113-119