Kava Kava Root, also known as Piper methysticum, has mild sedative properties. Kava Kava Root is a unique herb found in the tropics and contains compounds known as kavalactones. These compounds may help to keep your mind calm, sharp and clear.* Kava Kava Root is quickly becoming one of America's most popular herbal supplements due to its purported properties as a relaxant.*

Kava is a member of the pepper family and comes from a bush in the South Pacific. The root has been used for over three thousand years for its potential properties as a sedative, muscle relaxant, and diuretic.* The root stock of Kava Kava Root is also used in parts of the Pacific at traditional social events as a relaxant. Piper methysticum plays a large role in cultural and religious ceremonies of the Pacific because of its purported ability to allow a person achieve a "higher level of consciousness."*