A Natural Remedy For Anxiety: Kava

Our kava may be the natural remedy for anxiety that you are looking for. Have you ever tried using kava to help alleviate the symptoms of your anxiety? Many researchers claim that kava can be an effective means to help you. Keep in mind that we are not physicians and we are not allowed by the FDA to try to diagnose or treat your anxiety. All we can do is let you know about the benefits that have been found by others that can make those claims. We will try to provide some information that may be of assistance in helping you make the decision if kava is right for you.

Kava Kava Anxiety

Whether a natural remedy for anxiety exists in kava kava has been debated over the last few decades as the interest in phytopharmacology has increased. Many books have been written on this subject in the favor of kava. Many scholars have written articles about kava kava and anxiety with good reviews.In our opinion more literature has been written supporting kava as a natural remedy for anxiety. Recently an internet study casted doubt on the effectiveness of kava for insomnia and anxiety. Who is right? Unfortunately all may be right. Kava is not a drug and it is not drug like meaning it does not react reliably on person to person from dose to dose or day to day. Its results are not reproducible. That is exactly why kava is regulated by the FDA as an herbal supplement and not as a drug.

A natural remedy for anxiety can only be effective if a raw, high quality, kava root source is obtained to start. Many manufacturers of kava products do not have a consistent source of kava and are forced to use what they can get which is often poor quality. Many people that have tried to use kava kava for anxiety have seen no results or unreliable results because the kava they were taking was inferior. We cannot ensure you that our kava can help your anxiety but you are free to try. We can, however, ensure you that our kava is as fresh and potent as any available on the internet and if any kava is poised to help, ours should be amongst your first choice.

What Experts Say About Kava & Anxiety

"Clinical Studies have shown that kava and kavalactones are effective in the treatment of anxiety at sub clinical and clinical levels, anxiety associated with menopause and anxiety due to various medical conditions. Herbal Remedies, including kava (Piper methysticum), have been shown to be effective as alternative treatments, at least in mild to moderate cases of anxiety."

"Three studies have assessed the short-term effects of kava on anxiety related to medical condition." These studies were done in Germany in 1989,1991, and 2000 respectively. "In the first, 59 anxious preoperative patients were given 300 mg of kava extract (equivalent to 60 mg of kavalactones) the night before and another 300 mg of kava an hour before their operation. When compared with the control group, those receiving kava had significantly lower levels of anxiety. In the second study, +/- kavain 600 mg/day significantly reduced depression associated with anxiety in 60 patients with tuberculosis or who were awaiting a confirmation of its diagnosis. In the third study, kava significantly reduced the anxiety and related depression of 20 patients who were awaiting the results of a biopsy for possible mammary carcinoma. These studies indicate that kava may be a potent short-term anxiolytic for anxiety and depression related to a medical condition.

In summary, current data suggests that kava extracts produce clinically effective and superior control of anxiety symptoms when compared with placebo and possibly benzodiazepines. In these studies, the extracts did not have the serious adverse effects associated with the benzodiazepines and thus may offer a viable alternative treatment for anxiety."

All quoted information above taken from the following source with direct permission from Dr. Yadhu Singh himself- Y.N. Singh and N.N. Singh. 2002. Therapeutic potential of kava in the treatment of anxiety disorders. CNS Drugs, 16(11), 731-743.

We will be adding more expert assessments on kava in the next few days. We are also working to post full articles on this subject.

Conclusion on Using Kava Kava For Anxiety

Like I said, we have to be careful about what we say about kava as a natural remedy for anxiety. All we can do is let you know that many respected researchers and physicians have recommended kava as a natural treatment for anxiety over the last 30 years. Doctors in Germany used to prescribe kava for anxiety before they banned it for unfounded reasons in 2002. Will kava work for you? You won't know unless you try. Please try to keep in mind that all of the information that has been published about kava with regard to anxiety has been based on kava extracts and kava pills. Though we do not sell these products we do sell raw kava root that contains the same active ingredients, kavalactones. Try our kava as a natural remedy for anxiety today, your body and your mind will thank you.If you don't have kava anxiety.

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