Kava rootstock

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Underground branched rhizome of the kava plant.

The drug, formerly specified in the German Drug Codex (DAC), may no longer be used medicinally.

HMPC: In 2017, it was decided that the risk exceeds the benefit due to liver damage.

ESCOP monograph: indicated liver toxic effect. Indication: anxiety, tension and restlessness of non-psychotic origin.

Commission E monograph: nervous states of anxiety, tension and restlessness.

Undesirable effectsThis section has been translated automatically.

Liver toxic, fatigue, weakness, loss of appetite and weight loss.

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Comatose states following the combination of kava with alprazolam, a diazepine derivative, have been described.

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Last updated on: 03.08.2023