Product Name:Kava Kava Extract
Botanical Source: Piper methyticum L.
Part Used: Root
CAS No.: 9000-38-8
Molecular Formula: C21H26N2O3
Molecular Weight: 274.269
Specification: Kavalactones 30% by HPLC
Application:
1) Widely applied in health drinks
(2) Mainly used in removing tension and stress and easing muscular tone. Kava P.E. are often consumed through preparing kava as an herbal tea, prepared by straining a mixture of water and shredded, pounded, dried root and/or stump.
(3) Also be chewed as part of this preparation method. The enzymes in the saliva will affect the final product
Functions:
Kava's active principal ingredients are the kavalactones, of which at least 15 have been identified and are all considered psychoactive. Only six of them produce noticeable effects, and their concentrations in kava plants vary. Different ratios can produce different effects. Desmethoxyyangonin, one of the six major kavalactones, is a reversible MAO-B inhibitor (Ki 280 nM) and is able to increase dopamine levels in the nucleus accumbens. This finding might correspond to the slightly euphoric action of kava.