Article date: March 2011
By: Rolf Teschke, Jerome Sarris, Xaver Glass, Johannes Schulze, in Volume 71, Issue 3, pages 445-448
The use of the anxiolytic herb kava has caused toxic liver injury in Western countries and economic problems in South Pacific Islands due to tthe regulatory ban on kava. This analysis shows poor quality of kava raw material as a cause for its toxicity and suggests preventative measures by going back to the traditional use of kava for the sake of the patients and the South Pacific economy.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2010.03775.x
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