What is Kava?
Kava is a depressant drug. A depressant drug slows down the messages traveling between the brain and the body. Kava is made from the root or stump of the kava plant.
Kava is used for medicinal, religious, political, cultural, and social purposes throughout the Pacific. These cultures have great respect for the plant and place high importance on it.
How Does It Work?
The main reason for drinking Kava is its ability to relax your mind and body; naturally giving you a euphoric sense of calmness without altering your mental clarity. How does this work? The answer is kavalactones.
Kavalactones are a class of lactone compounds found in kava roots. Kavalactones are under research for the potential to have various psychotropic effects.
Despite the fact that research on kava is still in its infancy, it is known that specific kavalactone effects have a variety of physiological impacts on the body. And that’s essential to comprehend how kava functions in more detail.
Research
At least 18 different kavalactones have been identified to date. Several preliminary studies are assessing the potential effects of kava. Although the role specifically of kavalactones among many other kava compounds for these effects remains under study
No single kavalactone is responsible for the calming effect of drinking Kava. It is the combination of kavalactones that gives the drink its potency.