Kava kava is a beverage that is made from Piper methysticum, a plant native to the South Pacific islands. The Polynesians have been consuming Pure Kava for thousands of years. Kava kava is a tea like drink made from dried roots that are pounded into a fine powder and then saturated in water and then strained. This mixture is then consumed during important ceremonial events and as a social gatherings. Kava Kava is said to calm anxiety, stress, and restlessness, and to treat sl

Kava, once gulped down, goes to work on the body via about fifteen different compounds, known as kavalactones. These different compounds are present in different amounts, depending on the exact strain of kava, but the ones that are responsible for kava's popularity are known as kavain and desmethoxyyangonin. Kavain induces a feeling of relaxation, like a sedative. Unlike a sedative, it doesn't do so by knocking out the brain. Instead it's a muscle relaxant, physically relaxin