What About Kava Kava?

Known for its calming and restorative properties, Kava Kava, a medically-proven stress-relieving root, has been used for over 3000 years by people of the pacific to manage a wide range of physical problems. With the ability to produce a calming effect and treat a number of conditions, Kava Kava has, in recent years, been targeted by the supplement industry, and packaged for mass consumption. It can be purchased in tablet form, tincture, soft-gel, liquid, capsule, or, and many would say the preferred option, its traditional powdered form.

Kava Kavas primary active ingredient kavalactones should comprise at least 30% of a standardized product for one to realize its full benefit. Therefore, when purchasing Kava Kava, ensure it meets the highest possible standard - the very highest is denoted with the label: WS 1490. The highest quality Kava Kava will help to enhance health through its many benefits.

For bodybuilders specifically, Kava Kava might help to negate the symptoms of overtraining and enhance muscle growth via muscle relaxation. Before reviewing the many benefits of Kava Kava consumption, we will first explore exactly what this amazing root is and how it exerts influence on our health and well-being.

What Is Kava Kava? Let us see its introduction:
Known primarily as a calming tonic, the root Kava Kava, is a member of the pepper family. This root acts as a natural tranquillizer, steadying nerves and inducing a feeling of well-being - its Latin name is Piper methysticum, meaning intoxicating pepper (Kava Kava results from the grinding of the Piper methysticum root).

Kava Kava is a robust plant, botanically categorized as an erect perennial shrub. This shrub prefers warm, humid conditions to grow up to nine-feet-tall (Kava Kava grows particularly well at an altitude of 150-300 meters above
sea level, in stony ground).

The beverage form of Kava Kava has been used on islands of the South Pacific to counter stress, enhance social situations and for ceremonial purposes for over 3000-years (It is considered the national drink of Fiji).

The active ingredients of Kava Kava are the Kavalactones and other unnamed components which are found in its dense, fleshy, roots. The content of Kavalactones in any given Kava Kava root varies from 3% to 20% - more than a dozen Kavalactones have thus far been found.

What is the Chemical Composition of Kavalactones?
43% starch
3.2% minerals
12% water
3.2% simple sugars
3.6% proteins
15% Kavalactones

What is the Kavalactones' Properties?

Alterative: tending to cure or restore to health
Analgesic: capable of relieving pain
Anesthetic: causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
Antifungal: capable of destroying fungi
Antiseptic: free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms
Antispasmodic: a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms
Aphrodisiac: a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire
Diuretic: any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine

Sedative: tending to soothe or tranquilize

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