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This bibliography attempts to update Lebot's 1992 book Kava: The Pacific Drug,
which contains a bibliography through 1992. Although I focused on articles appearing after
1991, in several cases I included older material that was lacking in Lebot's bibliography.
Some of the citations are for book reviews and are followed by the word
"review." Most of the citations are in English, several are in French and
German.
Keywords include: kava, kava kava, kawa, and piper methysticum.
I searched the following electronic databases for this compilation of citations:
Aticle1st, MEDLINE, PsychInfo, AnthroLit, Sociofile, UnCover, and Hawaii Pacific
Journal Index (a custom version of UnCover devoted to Hawaiian and Pacific Journals.)
One problem I encountered was that the same database, when accessed by different means,
gave different results for the same search. For example, when accessing MEDLINE through
OCLC's
WorldCat database, I did not retrieve as many articles as when I directly accessed MEDLINE
from the University of Illinois reference room terminal. The discrepancy may be due to the
OCLC version not being as current.
In addition to finding articles that were written in other languages, I often came across
citations that were not even in English, but clearly contained the word "kava."
In many cases, a search for the word "kava" was likely to bring up the name of a
researcher or author.
While print indexes and abstracts are a useful source of information, they are not as
quickly
updated as their electronic counterparts. Unlike electronic databases, however, searchers
who use a print index, such as 1994 Social Science Citation Index, will know that anyone
consulting this same print index will find identical information.
| Author | Title | Journal | Available Immediately? |
| Healthy and Tasty?: The potential health benefits of kava, echinacea and artichoke leaf are discussed | International food ingredients : magazine on food ingredients and additives. N 5 P. 54, 1999 |
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| Dodie Kazanjian? | Chill pill - Kava, the latest herbal sensation, promises to calm the nerves without numbing the brain.Stressed-out and skeptical, Dodie Kazanjian puts kava to the test |
Vogue. March, 1999 pp. 364 |
Yes |
| Mack, Ronald B | TOXIC ENCOUNTERS - A Less Than Pacific Odyssey: The Use of Kava | North Carolina medical journal. V 60, N 2 pp. 91 1999 |
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| Pepping, Joseph | Alternative Therapies - Kava: Piper methysticum | American journal of health-system pharmacy V 56, N 10 pp. 957 1999 |
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| Webster, Diana | TRAVEL NOTE - Cannibals and Kava | The Hudson review. V 52, N 2 pp. 182 1999 |
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| Nemecz, George; Lee, Troy J | Alternative Therapies - Kava extracts have been shown to have anticonvulsive, analgesic, sedative and muscle-relaxing actions | U.S. pharmacist. V 24, N 6 pp. 53 1999 |
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| Muller, B; Komorek, R | Treatment with Kava - the Root for Stress (in German) | Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift. V 149, N 8 pp. 197 1999 |
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| Rotblatt, Michael D | Best Practice - Medicine Cabinets - Cranberry, feverfew, horse chestnut and kava | The Western journal of medicine. 1999 V 171, N 3 pp.195 |
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| Chris Kilham | The Roots of KAVA | Better Nutrition March 1999 v61 i3 p62(1) | Yes |
| Marilyn DeMartini | Kava man: athletes are discovering a root for all stress relief. | Men's Fitness March 1999 v16 i3 p42(2) | Yes |
| Karin Fleming | Come on, get happy. (kava-kava's therapeutic effects) | Chatelaine Feb 1999 v72 i2 p106(1) | Yes |
| Jose Antonio | Mellow out with kava... | Muscle & Fitness Dec 1998 v59 n12 p162(1) | Special order |
| Paul L. Cerrato | Natural tranquilizers? (herbal therapy) | RN Dec 1998 v61 i12 p61(2) | Yes |
| The Root of Tranquillity | Time Nov 9, 1998 p91(1) | Yes | |
| Denis Grady | Kava may soothe jagged nerves, but is it safe? | The New York Times Oct 13, 1998 v147 pD8(N) pF7(L) col 2 (28 col in) | Special order |
| Laura Fraser | The pacific potion. (kava) | Health Oct 1998 v12 n7 p56(3) | Yes |
| Lauri M. Aesop | Ease anxiety the natural way | Let's Live Oct 1998 v66 n10 p77(4 | Special order |
| David Schardt | Herbs for nerves. (how St. John's Wort and Kava | Nutrition Action Healthletter Oct 1998 v25 n8 p8(4) | Yes |
| John S. Markowitz | Herbal medicines assuming larger role in psychiatric care | Drug Topics Sept 7, 1998 v142 n17 p50(1) | Yes |
| Nature's stress-buster, kava, calms nerves | Environmental Nutrition August 1998 v21 n8 p8(1) | Yes | |
| Laurie M. Aesoph | Herbs for easy living. (Herbs for Health) | Let's Live August 1998 v66 n8 p78(5) | Special order |
| Hawaii high. (the best-selling herb is the South Pacific plant Kava | Berkeley Wellness Letter August 1998 v14 n11 p2(2) | Special order | |
| Chapin Clark | KAVA GETTING GREAT PRESS BUT RETAILERS GET NO BUZZ | Supermarket News July 20, 1998 v48 n29 p63(1) | Yes |
| Jamison Starbuck | Kava kava: your passport to relaxation | Better Nutrition July 1998 v60 n7 p44(5) | Yes |
| WATCH OUT FOR KAVA | NCAHF Newsletter May 1998 v21 i3 p1(1) | Yes | |
| Chris Kilham | Kava, the tranquil plant | Total Health April-May 1998 v20 n2 p22(3) | Special order |
| Strahl, S; Ehret, V | Necrotizing hepatitis after taking herbal medication (extracts of kava or of common or lesser celandine) |
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift. Volume 123, Number 47 pp. 1410 1998 |
Special order |
| Uebelhack, R; Franke, L. |
Inhibition of Platelet MAO-B by Kava Pyrone- Enriched Extract from Piper Methysticum Forster | Pharmacopsychiatry Volume 31, Number 5 p. 187. 1998 |
Special order |
| Taylor, M; Taufa, L | Micropropagation - Decontamination of kava (Piper methysticum) for in vitro propagation |
Acta horticulturae Number 461 pp. 267. 1998 |
Special order |
| Baum, S. S.; Hill, R. | Effect of kava extract and individual kavapyrones on neurotransmitter levels in the nucleus accumbens of rats |
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry Volume 22, Number 7 P.1105 1998 |
Special order |
| Mpalantinos, M. A.; Soares de Moura, R. | Biologically Active Flavonoids and Kava Pyrones from the Aqueous Extract of Alpinia zerumbet |
Phytotherapy research Volume 12, Number 6 P.442 1998 |
Special order |
| Varro E. Tyler | Nature's stress buster | Prevention Oct 1997 v49 n10 p90(4) | Yes |
| Brian Alexander | Kava watch. (South Pacific herb) | Self Sep 1997 v19 n9 p90(1) | Special order |
| Victoria Dolby | Kava: a Polynesian gift for anxiety, tension, and insomnia | Better Nutrition June 1996 v58 n6 p26(1) | Yes |
Older Journal Articles
- Backhauss C; Krieglstein J Extract of kava (Piper methysticum) and its methysticin
constituents
protect brain tissue against ischemic damage in rodents. European Journal of Pharmacology
1992; 215 (2-3): 265-9
- Brunton, R. Lebot, V. et al. Kava. Man. 1994; 29 (2): 488 Review
- Cave, David Brunton, Ron, The Abandoned Narcotic: Kava and Cultural Instability in
Melanesia. Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 1993; LXI (1): 125 Review
- Cawte, J. Psychoactive substances of the South Seas: betel, kava and pituri. Australian
and
New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 1985; 19 (1): 83-7
- Cheng D.; Lidgard R.O.; Duffield P.H.; Duffield A.M., and Brophy J.J. Identification by
methane chemical ionization gas chromatography/mass spectrometry of the products obtained
by
steam distillation and aqueous acid extraction of commercial Piper methysticum. Biomedical
Environmental Mass Spectrometry, 1988; 17 (5): 371-378
- Crowley, Terry Prescott, John and Grant McCall (eds): Kava: Use and Abuse in Australia
and
the South Pacific. The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 1992; 101 (2): 193
- Davies, L. P.; Drew, C. A.; Duffield, P.; Johnston, G. A. R.; Jamieson, D. D. Kava
Pyrones
and Resin: Studies on GABAlsuboA, GABAlsuboB and Benzodiazepine Binding Sites in
Rodent Brain. Pharmacology & toxicology. 1992; 71, (2): 120
- Decloitre, Patrick Kava-the next boom industry? Pacific islands monthly. 1995; v 65 (4):
44
- Douglas, Norman and Ngaire Douglas MADD takes aim at Kava. Pacific magazine 1992 ;17
(1): 51
- Duffield PH; Jamieson DD; Duffield AM Effect of aqueous and lipid-soluble extracts of
kava
on the conditioned avoidance response in rats. Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamic
et
de Therapy, 1989; 301: 81-90
- Duffield AM; Jamieson DD; Lidgard RO; Duffield PH; Bourne DJ Identification of some
human urinary metabolites of the intoxicating beverage kava. Journal of Chromatography,
1989;
Jul 28: 273-81
- Duffield, PH; Jamieson, DD. Development of tolerance to kava in mice. Clinical
Experiments
in Pharmacology and Physiology, 1991; 18 (8): 571-8
- Fleming, Jillian; Watson, Carol; McDonald, David; and Alexander, Kerryn Drug use
patterns
in Northern Territory Aboriginal communities 1986-1987. Drug & Alcohol Review. 1992;
10
(4): 367-380
- Gaus, W; Hogel, J. Studies on the Efficacy of Unconventional Therapies - Problems and
Designs. Arzneimittel-Forschung/Drug Research. 1995; 45(1): 88-92
- Glass, Patrick Ron Brunton. The Abandoned Narcotic: Kava and Cultural Instability in
Melanesia. The Australian journal of anthropology. 1993; 4(2): 151 Review
- Heinze, HJ ; Munthe TF; Steitz J; Matzke M. Pharmacopsychological effects of oxazepam
and
kava-extract in a visual search paradigm assessed with event-related potentials.
Pharmacopsychiatry 1994; 27(6): 224-30
- Herberg KW [Effect of Kava-SPecial Extract WS 1490 combined with ethyl alcohol on
safety-relevant performance parameters] (German title not given). Blutalkohol 1993; 30(2):
96-105
- Hocart, C. H.; Fankhauser, B.; Buckle, D. W. Chemical Archaeology of Kava, a Potent
Brew.
Rapid communications in mass spectrometry 1993; 7(3): 219
- Hoelzl, J. Die polynesische Arzneipflanze Kava. Therapiewoche. 1994; 44(14): 796
- Holm E; Staedt U; Heep J; Kortsik C; Behne F; Kaske A; Mennicke I [The action profile of
D,L-kavain. Cerebral sites and sleep-wakefulness-rhythm in animals]. Untersuchungen zum
Wirkungsprofil von D,L-Kavain. Zerebrale Angriffsorte und Schlaf-Wach-Rhythmus im
Tierexperiment. Arzneimittelforschung 1991; 41 (7): 673-83
- Jamieson DD; Duffield PH The antinociceptive actions of kava components in mice.
Clinical
Experiments in Pharmacology and Physiology , 1990; 17 (7): 495-507
- Jamieson DD; Duffield PH Positive interaction of ethanol and kava resin in mice.
Clinical
Experiments in Pharmacology and Physiology 1990; 17 (7): 509-14
- Jamieson DD; Duffield PH; Cheng D; Duffield AM Comparison of the central nervous system
activity of the aqueous and lipid extract of kava (Piper methysticum). Archives
Internationales
de Pharmacodynamic et de Therapy 1989; 301: 66-80
- Jussofie, A; Schmiz, A; Heimke, C. Kavapyrone Enriched Extract from Piper Methysticum as
Modulator of the GABA Binding Site in Different Regions of Rat Brain. Psychopharmacology.
1994; 116(4): 469-474.
- Kinzler E; Kromer J; Lehmann E [Effect of a special kava extract in patients with
anxiety-,
tension-, and excitation states of non-psychotic genesis. Double blind study with placebos
over
4 weeks]. Wirksamkeiteines Kava-Spezial-Extraktes bei Patienten mit Angst-, Spannungs-,
und
Erregu ngszustanden nicht-psychotischer Genese. Doppelblind-Studie gegen Plazebo uber 4
Wochen. Arzneimittelforschung , 1991; 41 (6): 584-8
- Kava. Lancet , 1988 Jul 30; 2 (8605): 258-9
- Keith-Reid, Robert Cheers to the beers of the islands. Island business pacific. 1994; 20
(11):
61
- Lindstrom, Lamont Kava, Cash, and Custom in Vanuatu. Cultural survival quarterly.
1991;15
(2): 28 1991
- Marshall, Mac Kava: The Pacific Drug (Vincent Lebot, Mark Merlin, and Lamont Lindstrom).
American anthropologist. 1994; 96(1): 178-178 Review
- Munte, T. F., Heinze, H. J., Matzke, M., and Steitz, J. Effects of Oxazepam and an
Extract of
Kava Roots (Piper methysticum) on Event-Related Potentials in a Word Recognition Task.
Neuropsychobiology. 1993:27(1): 46-53
- Norton, S. A.; Ruze, P. Kava dermopathy. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
1994; 31 (1): 89
- Pacific Cocktail. Science news. 1992;141(26): 424-425
- Parker, Stuart Kava concern hits Fiji. Pacific islands monthly. 1994; 64 (5):17
- Prakash, N.; Brown, J. F.; Wang, Y.-H. An embryological study of kava, Piper
methysticum.
Australian journal of botany. 1994; 42(2): 231
- Singh, Y. N. Kava: an overview. Journal of ethnopharmacology. 1992; 37(1): 13-46
- Turner, James West. Ritual, habitus, and hierarchy in Fiji. Ethnology 1992; 31: 291-302
- Vanuatu: From kava to cordon bleu. Pacific islands monthly. 1993; 63 (5):48
- Visser, Ep Skeletal Evidence of Kava use in Prehistoric Fiji. Journal of the Polynesian
Society. 1994; 103(3): 299-317
- Warnecke G [Psychosomatic dysfunctions in the female climacteric. Clinical effectiveness
and
tolerance of Kava Extract WS 1490]. Psychosomatische Dysfunktionen im weiblichen
Klimakterium. Klinische Wirksamkeit und Vertraglichkeit von Kava-Extrakt WS 1490.
Fortschritte der Medizin 1991; 109 (4): 119-22
- Watson, James B. Ron Brunton: The Abandoned Narcotic: Kava and Cultural Instability in
Melanesia. Ethnohistory : the bulletin of the Ohio Valley Historic Indian Conference.
1992;
39(2): 229 Review
- Williams, Ian The Pacific drug. Pacific islands monthly. 1993; 63 (3):26
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