Supplements / Traditional & emerging
Kava
Best for: Stress
Dose & timing
- Dose
- Use only short-term and only noble-cultivar root; not appropriate as a daily supplement.
- Timing
- Evening only.
- Review
- Reassess within 2 weeks.
- Forms
- noble kava root, water-extracted
What this supplement is for
- Real anxiolytic effect with reasonable trial evidence.
- Hepatotoxicity case reports — predominantly traced to non-noble cultivars and aerial parts — keep it off the routine list.
Cautions
- Not appropriate during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
- Avoid if you have a history of liver issues.
- Check for interactions if you take prescription medication.
What to look for in a product
- Preferred third-party verification: Third-party tested (COA).
- Common contamination risks: Mislabeling / identity, Ingredient swapping.
- Identity: Noble kava cultivars only; aerial parts are linked to hepatotoxicity and should be avoided.
Product recommendations
We don’t recommend specific Kava products. Hepatotoxicity controversy and regulatory variability mean we don't promote kava products.
Your experience
If you’ve tried Kava, you can log how it went. This stays on your device — only you see it.
We frame these as personal experience, not medical claims. Self-reported subjective outcomes are influenced by placebo, regression to the mean, and parallel lifestyle changes. We’ll never present ratings as equivalent to RCT evidence.
Evidence sources
- Kava for anxiety: efficacy and hepatotoxicity (reviewed 2026-04-30)
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