Posted by S.D. on June 16, 2000, at 20:15:17
In reply to Re: dry eyes » S.D., posted by CarolAnn on June 15, 2000, at 9:18:21
> Second thing, is there a brand of Kava Kava
> that you prefer?The only thing I know about different Kava Kava preparations is that there was a study that found a 30% kavalactones (a.k.a. kava pyrones) product was more effective than another, more concentrated, one (based on equal amounts of kavalactones). Most commercial products are 30% anyway.
Regarding herbal-extract products in general, I've heard that some have better quality control than others (e.g. some assays finding such-and-such a product has widely varying amounts of the active ingredient.) but I don't know if any manufacturers or brands can legitimately claim better quality than others.
In my case I happened, by luck, onto a bunch of "Kavatrol" by Natrol, that was 99¢ for 30 capsules (200mg x 30% kavalactones), marked down from $4.99, marked down from $12.95!
Actually I'd recommend against this product, simply because it contains some other stuff like passion flower, chamomile flower, etc.peace and health,
S.D.
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