KAVA
KAVA
Used Part.
The rhizome.
Active Principles.
Kavapironas:
D
and L - kavaína, metisticina, yangonina and its derivatives dihidrokavaína, dihidrometisticina, desmetoxiyangonina. Pigments: flavokavinas
A
and B.
Drug Action.
Tranquilizer, hypnotic,
muscle
relaxant, spasmolytic, local anesthetic,
Bacteriostatic, antifungal.
Indications.
Anxiety,
insomnia
, disturbances related to the
female
climacteric.
Osteoarticular inflammations. Cleaning and disinfecting wounds. Dermatomycoses.
Contraindications.
Pregnancy
, infancy,
children
.
Depression
,
psychosis
.
Although there is controversy about the mechanism of sedative action and its possible interactions, we recommend not to associate with other drugs sedative, hypnotic, antidepressants, antihistamines.
Alcohol
enhances the toxicity of
Kava
-
kava
(Peris et al.
Caution / Poisoning.
Exclusive use by prescription and under medical supervision. Self or used as
a
hallucinogen can produce symptoms of poisoning similar to those produced by barbiturates.
In ordinary consumers of
kava
-
kava
, appear very often rashes, exaggeration of the patellar reflex, thinness, reducing the levels of plasma proteins, urea and bilirubin, plaquetopenia and
hypertension
. The most characteristic feature is the champagne - dermopatía: dry skin covered with scales, especially on the palms and plants produced to interfere with the metabolism of
cholesterol
and induce
a
dédicit of
niacin
(Peris et al.
In laboratory animals, high doses caused ataxia, ascending paralysis, with no loss of consciousness. At higher doses can cause death from
cardiac
collapse.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
Decocto:
3 grams per cup. Boil 5 minutes. Three cups
a
day, or topical application (wounds, dermomicosis)
Fluid extract (1:
1) 10 - 30 drops, one to three times
a
day, or pure extract applied locally or diluted to 50% (osteo inflammation)
Discontinuous prescribe treatments.
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p
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herbal
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James,
A
; Duke, Ph.
D
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Florida
: CRC Press, 1987, pp. 381; 521; 563.
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p
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Peris, JB; Stübing, G; Vanaclocha, B. Applied
Fitoterapia
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Natural
Origin
.
A
Textbook of Pharmacognosy. Stockholm:
Swedish
Pharmaceutical Press, 1992,
p
. 124.
Singh, YN; Blumenthal, M.
Kava
, an Overview. Herbalgram, 1997; 39: 33 - 56.
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