Calm Down With Kava: What Clinicians Need to Know.

Deana Goldin, Deborah Salani

Other Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services 2022 2 citations

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Study Type: Review
Population: Kava users

Intervention: Calm Down With Kava: What Clinicians Need to Know. None
Comparator: None
Primary Outcome: None
Effect Direction: Mixed
Risk of Bias: Unclear

Abstract

Kava is a neuroactive medicinal herb that can induce pharmacological effects when ingested. As an herbal remedy, kava exhibits sedative, anesthetic, euphoriant, and entheogenic effects. Kava is used as a relaxant, pain reliever, and remedy for anxiety and insomnia. In the United States, kava is marketed as a safe dietary supplement. Kava's popularity is on the rise due to heightened awareness and interest in natural plant-based health alternatives. Although meta-analyses and systematic reviews of kava use in treating anxiety are favorable, results remain inconsistent. Due to poor quality control, diversity of kava products, and lack of standardization, health care professionals, such as nurses, advanced practice nurses, physicians, physician assistants, and pharmacists, need to be familiar with the pharmacology, possible polydrug interactions, and management of kava use as a remedy for anxiety-related conditions. The purpose of the current article is to provide an overview of kava and its use as a remedy for psychological issues, such as anxiety and nervousness. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 60(12), 17-24.].

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Health care professionals need to be familiar with the pharmacology, possible polydrug interactions, and management of kava use as a remedy for anxiety-related conditions because of poor quality control, diversity, and lack of standardization.

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A Kava for Insomnia

A Kava for Anxiety-Related Sleep Problems

A Kava for Hyperarousal and Cognitive Insomnia

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