
Info: 60 Vegetarian Capsules (250 mg per capsule)
Kava Kava is made from the roots of Piper methysticum, a shrub that grows in the western Pacific. It was traditionally crushed and boiled with water to consume, to help with anxiety, sleep, and sometimes to enhance cognition.
Info: 60 Vegetarian Capsules (250 mg per capsule)
Kava Kava is made from the roots of Piper methysticum, a shrub that grows in the western Pacific. It was traditionally crushed and boiled with water to consume, to help with anxiety, sleep, and sometimes to enhance cognition.
Product Notes:
Kavalactones are the main active constituent with relaxation effects in the Kava root, and depending on the symptoms you’re seeking to relieve, it can serve as a sleep aid, at higher doses; or be used for anxiety, at lower doses.
NOW's Kava Kava formulation has been standardized to yield 75mg of those kavalactones per capsule, and that has been combined with an adaptogen, Siberian ginseng, to enable a more potent and synergistic effect on your anxiety by helping to manage stress and support immune function.
Ingredients:
Each capsule contains:
Kava-kava (Piper methysticum) (root) (standardized to contain 75 mg kavalactones): 250 mg
Siberian Ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus) (Root): 100 mg
Non-medicinal ingredients: Veg. Capsule (hypromellose, water), Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate and Silica.
Suggested Usage:
Adults: Take 1 capsule twice daily with meals. Consult a healthcare practitioner for use beyond 1 month.
Warnings:
Do not use if you have high blood pressure. Consult a healthcare practitioner prior to using NOW Foods Kava Kava if you are pregnant or breastfeeding; or if you have any type of acute infection; or if you suffer from liver disease or epilepsy; or if you are using conventional sedative-hypnotics (or natural health products with similar effects), anxiolytics, MAO inhibitors, and other psychopharmacologic agents, levodopa (or other drugs for Parkinson's disease), anti-platelet agents; or if your symptoms persist or worsen after use.
Consumption with alcohol or anticonvulsants is not recommended. Excessive use, or use with products that cause drowsiness, may impair your ability to operate a vehicle or heavy machinery. Discontinue use and consult a health care practitioner if you develop symptoms that may signal liver problems (e.g. unexplained fatigue, abdominal pain, fever, vomiting, dark urine, yellow eyes or skin).
Health Canada Natural Product Number: 80041489.