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| The Kava Herbal diet
pill is a product based on Kava Kava herbs. Kava,
or Piper Methysticum, is a member of the pepper family, which
grows across the South Pacific. Islanders use the roots to make
a milky, mild narcotic drink, which numbs the mouth and acts
as a relaxant. In the West, alternative health shops market
this product as a herbal supplement to promote sleep, relieve
stress and ease pain. Animal studies show that kava lactones
alter neuronal excitation through direct interactions with voltage-dependent
ion channels. This causes Kava’s muscle relaxant, anaesthetic,
anxiolytic and anticonvulsive properties. Several isolated cases
of psychotic and severe diatomic reactions following the use
of Kava suggest that Kava also has psychoactive
properties. However, there is no conclusive evidence that kava
interferes with normal cognitive processes. Products based on
Kava Kava have caused severe liver damage to more than 100 patients
worldwide, and several of these cases have been fatal. Canada
and other countries banned Kava-Kava in 2002. The United States'
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published numerous warnings
concerning this substance. |
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| Kava
Kava has caused very severe side effects like hypertention,
reduced protein levels, blood cell abnormalities, muscle weakness,
shortness of breath, dizziness, visual impairment and severe
liver damage. Several patients who used kava products had liver
failure and needed subsequent liver transplantation. |
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