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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Piper methysticum (Piperaceae)

Common Names
Kava-Kava
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
HEXADECANOL 1 Root 3600.0 *
HYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID 0 Rhizome Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
HYDROXYKAWAIN 0 Plant Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
KAVALACTONES 0 Root 30000.0 200000.0 *
KAWAIN 29 Leaf *
KAWAIN 29 Plant *
KAWAIN 29 Resin, Exudate, Sap 33800.0 *
KAWAIN 29 Rhizome 9300.0 12000.0 *
KAWAIN 29 Root 306.0 *
KAWAIN 29 Stem *
KAWAINIC-ACID 0 Plant List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
M-METHOXYCINNAMIC-ACID-PYRROLIDIDE 0 Plant *
MALTOSE 2 Root Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
METHYLENE-DIOXY-3,4-CINNAMAOYLACETONE 0 Rhizome Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
METHYLENE-DIOXY-3,4-CINNAMAOYLKETONE 0 Root Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
METHYSTICIN 18 Leaf 7100.0 *
METHYSTICIN 18 Plant *
METHYSTICIN 18 Resin, Exudate, Sap 22200.0 *
METHYSTICIN 18 Rhizome 12000.0 13400.0 *
METHYSTICIN 18 Root 140.0 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
FLavor 4 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide 4 *
Fungistat 1 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Gonadotrophic 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Hemostatic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Hepatoprotective 1 *
Herbicide 1 *
Hypercholesterolemic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Hyperglycemic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Hypocholesterolemic 4 *
Hypoglycemic 1 Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989.
Hypolipidemic 1 *
Hypotensive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Hypouricemic 1 *
Insectifuge 1 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Irritant 1 *
Laxative 3 *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 *
MAO-B-Inhibitor 5 *
Memory-Enhancer 1 Science News, 138: 189, 1990.