Description
Pure Rawz Kava extract is a Piper methysticum extract (kavalactones), available as tablets and a powder. It’s tested to 99% purity or higher and sold strictly for lab research.
Kava extract explained
Kava comes from the root of Piper methysticum, a plant from the South Pacific islands where it’s drunk as a ceremonial and social drink. Our extract is standardized to 70% kavalactones.
Kavalactones such as kavain and yangonin are the active compounds.
Mechanism of action
Kavalactones boost GABA-A receptor activity, block sodium and calcium channels, and inhibit reuptake of noradrenaline. The result is calm without much effect on thinking in the trials.
Different kavalactones have different strengths, so the 70% figure is the total.
What studies say about Kava extract
A Cochrane review (2003) found kava reduced anxiety more than placebo in short-term trials. Sarris and colleagues ran further trials in Australia.
Concerns about liver injury led to restrictions in some countries in the early 2000s, mostly linked to extracts made with solvents.
To read the original papers, start with this PubMed search for Kava Extract.
Choosing your option
Choose the option that fits your study:
- Tablets, 100mg per tablet/50ct/5g: $25.68
- Tablets, 100mg per tablet/100ct/10g: $46.48
- Powder, 10g: $19.66
- Powder, 20g: $28.95
- Powder, 50g: $47.52
Tablets are pressed with a fixed amount per tablet, shown in the size option along with the count.
Powder suits labs that want to make their own solutions or capsules. Weigh it on a milligram scale.
Study design notes
Plant extracts contain many compounds, so a common design compares the whole extract with its main isolated compound to see which effects come from which.
Write the extract ratio or standardization into your methods. It’s the detail reviewers ask about first.
Endpoints depend on the plant: immune markers and cytokines for mushroom beta-glucans, glucose and lipids for metabolic botanicals, or behavior tests for calming plants.
Kava extract product details
- Compound: Kava Extract
- Also known as: Piper methysticum
- Class: Piper methysticum extract (kavalactones)
- Forms: tablets and powder
- Options: 5 sizes and forms
- Purity: 99% or higher, verified by first- and third-party testing
- Use: laboratory research only
Quality and testing
Every batch is tested before it goes on sale. Identity is checked by mass spectrometry, and purity by HPLC, with a target of 99% or higher.
Each container is labeled with the product, the amount and the batch number. Email us that number and we’ll send the certificate of analysis for your batch.
How to store Kava extract
Keep the container sealed at room temperature, away from heat, moisture and sunlight. Note the batch number and the date you opened it in your lab records.
Handling notes
Treat it as a lab chemical. Gloves and safety glasses are the minimum, and a clean, uncluttered workspace cuts down on mix-ups.
Store prepared solutions apart from untouched stock, and record who mixed what and when.
Before you start
- a milligram scale, since powder has to be weighed
- a suitable solvent if you’re making your own solution, such as DMSO or propylene glycol
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Kava extract FAQ
Can it be used in people or animals?
No. It’s sold for laboratory research only and isn’t approved for human or veterinary use.
How should I store it?
Follow the storage section above. In short: cold and dark for freeze-dried vials, room temperature and dry for capsules, tablets, powders and liquids, unless the label says otherwise.
What forms does it come in?
Tablets and a powder. Pick the one you want from the dropdown on this page.
Is Kava extract in stock?
Yes. It’s in stock and ships from our warehouse after your order clears.
Does it come with a certificate of analysis?
Yes. Every batch is tested, and we’ll email the certificate of analysis for your batch number on request.
Buy Kava extract online
Kava extract is in stock from $19.66. Choose your option, add it to the cart and check out in a couple of minutes.
Need more for the same project? Have a look at our botanical extracts and mushrooms and nootropics.
For laboratory research use only. Not for human or veterinary use. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA.
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