What is Kava tea?
The root of the kava plant is ground into a powder, mixed with water and consumed as a beverage. Kava beverages is a popular social drink in the South Pacific region. Now, kava bars are springing up in the United States offering a variety of kava teas, juices and coffees. Kava tea has many therapeutic uses: • Kava tea is a powerful herbal antispasmodic especially useful for relieving nervous tension. • Kava Kava is an anti-anxiety herb that almost instantly dissipates effects of many fears and apprehensions. • It is an effective diuretic with anti-pathogenic properties. • Kava tea is a carminative that improves appetite and digestion. Kava Kava is also be used to treat rheumatism, asthma, worms, obesity, headaches, fungal infections, gonorrhea, vaginal infections, urinary infections, menstrual problems, migraine headaches, and insomnia. Mild side effects of Kava tea include: Numbing of the mouth, unpleasant taste, nausea, headache, drowsiness, and dizziness. Excessive consumption over
