KAVA (piper methysticum)
Trouble sleeping at night?
Did you know that Kava (piper methysticum) liquid herb is excellent for taking at night time for reducing insomnia, anxiety, stress, nervous tension, muscular tension and spasm, menopausal symptoms/syndrome including depression, great for urinary tract infection, I find this a great herb great for those who have broken sleep due to frequent night time toilet visits. This herb should be prescribed by a qualified herbalist/naturopath as this herb does have some contraindicated for some conditions so seek professional advise and always get reputable herbal products.
Contraindications and caution- care should be taken when driving or operating machinery. Avoid in persons with history of tremor or parkinsonism. Avoid if persons has liver disease. Not recombined for pregnancy. Contra indicated in endogenous depression. Interactions with drugs Alprazolam (benzodiazepines) such as zanax, kava may increase sedation. Kava may decrease the effectiveness of levodopa (Madopa,snippet) because of dopamine antagonism. Kava may reduce the effectiveness of levodopa in treatment of parkinsons disease.Use with caution especially with drugs with a narrow therapeutic dosage range.
