Kava Kava (Piper Methysticum)

Kava Kava helps aid with the elevation of mood, produce a feeling of relaxation, treatment of anxiety, insomnia, and related nervous disorders. 

The root of the kava plant contains 18 different phytochemicals, or plant-based compounds, which as kavalactones. These compounds alter the conduction of nerve signals, decrease excitatory neurotransmitters, increase the ability of the amino acid GABA to bind its receptors, inhibit the enzyme monoamine oxidase, and reduce uptake of the neurotransmitters noradrenaline and dopamine. All of this is a technical way of saying: Kava can help reduce anxiety.