KAVA ROOT TINCTURE

KAVA or kava-kava (Piper methysticum) is an anti-anxiety, anticonvulsive, antispasmodic, and mild muscle relaxant. As a nervine Kava root can be used for nervous anxiety, stress, restlessness or to just mellow out.

The roots of the plant are used to produce a drink with sedative and anesthetic properties. Kava is consumed throughout the Pacific Ocean cultures of Polynesia including Hawaii, Vanuatu, Melanesia and some parts of Micronesia. Kava is sedating and is primarily consumed to relax without disrupting mental clarity.

In 1768 Captain Cook and his botanists found this plant on their 1st expedition to the South Pacific.