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MeSH Heading: Kava
Tree Number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.812.666.249
Unique ID: D020901
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020901
Scope Note: Dried rhizome and roots of Piper methysticum, a shrub native to Oceania and known for its anti-anxiety and sedative properties. Heavy usage results in some adverse effects. It contains ALKALOIDS; LACTONES; kawain, methysticin, mucilage, STARCH, and yangonin. Kava is also the name of the pungent beverage prepared from the plant's roots.
Entry Term(s): Kava Kava; Kawa; Kawa Kawa; Piper methysticum
Previous Indexing: Plant Extracts (1967-1999); Plants, Medicinal (1967-1999)
Public MeSH Note: 2000; KAVA was indexed under PLANT EXTRACTS 1981-1999
History Note: 2000
Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/03
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0328554
Scope Note: Dried rhizome and roots of Piper methysticum, a shrub native to Oceania and known for its anti-anxiety and sedative properties. Heavy usage results in some adverse effects. It contains ALKALOIDS; LACTONES; kawain, methysticin, mucilage, STARCH, and yangonin. Kava is also the name of the pungent beverage prepared from the plant's roots.
Terms: Kava Preferred Term
Term UI T128352
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Piper methysticum
Term UI T359183
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Kava Kava
Term UI T359184
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Kawa
Term UI T359185
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Kawa Kawa
Term UI T359186
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000)

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