The unsolved mystery of kava toxicity
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 12:01
in Biology & Nature
A major new review of scientific knowledge on kava a plant used to make dietary supplements and a trendy drink with calming effects has left unsolved the mystery of why Pacific Island people can consume it safely, while people in the United States, Europe, and other Western cultures sometimes experience toxic effects. The article appears in ACS' journal Chemical Research in Toxicology.