Posted by Sara T on June 17, 2000, at 11:18:41
In reply to best brands of Kava Kava? Don't know. » CarolAnn, posted by S.D. on June 16, 2000, at 20:15:17
> > Second thing, is there a brand of Kava Kava
> > that you prefer?
>
> The only thing I know about different Kava Kava preparations is that there was a study that found a 30% kavalactones (a.k.a. kava pyrones) product was more effective than another, more concentrated, one (based on equal amounts of kavalactones). Most commercial products are 30% anyway.
> Regarding herbal-extract products in general, I've heard that some have better quality control than others (e.g. some assays finding such-and-such a product has widely varying amounts of the active ingredient.) but I don't know if any manufacturers or brands can legitimately claim better quality than others.
> In my case I happened, by luck, onto a bunch of "Kavatrol" by Natrol, that was 99¢ for 30 capsules (200mg x 30% kavalactones), marked down from $4.99, marked down from $12.95!
> Actually I'd recommend against this product, simply because it contains some other stuff like passion flower, chamomile flower, etc.
>
> peace and health,
>
> S.D.There are books out and on the web there are sites that give detailed mongraphs from the German Commision E which is the most referred to source on Herbal medicines. It won't tell you which brand is the best, but it will tell you what dosages and what to look for in terms of standardization on the labels. Check out DR. Koop, or any of they other links on DR. Bob's tips page.
Sara T.
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