Quality aspects of traditional and industrial Kava-extracts.
An aqueous decoction of Piper methysticum has been used since centuries of Pacific Island at social religious-ceremonial and social events without hepatotoxic side effects in contrast to the speculation on industrial Kava preparations. It was assumed that the traditional non-alcoholic drink contains a spectrum of other constituents compared to the acetonic and ethanolic extracts. The TLC-analysis demonstrates, however, that under qualitative aspects there is no difference between aqueous and acetonic and ethanolic extracts respectively.
D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D004339:Drug Compounding; D004345:Drug Industry; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D020901:Kava; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry*; D011786:Quality Control
D010936:Plant Extracts