Piper methysticum Root and Rhizome Powder

Piper methysticum Root and Rhizome Powder

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Piper methysticum Root and Rhizome Powder

 


 

DEFINITION

The article consists of the dried root and rhizome of Piper methysticum G. Forst (Family Piperaceae) reduced to powder or very fine powder. It contains NLT 4.5% of kavalactones, calculated as the sum of methysticin, dihydromethysticin, kawain, dihydrokawain, yangonin, and desmethoxyyangonin, on the dried basis.

 

POTENTIAL CONFOUNDING MATERIALS

Piper wichmannii C.DC.

Piper methysticum var. wichmannii (C.DC) Lebot. 

 

CONSTITUENTS OF INTEREST

Kavalactones: Kawain (kavain), dihydrokawain, methysticin, dihydromethysticin, yangonin, and demethoxyyangonin

Chalconoides: Flavokavain A–C 

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Other Versions

Final Authorized Version 1.0
Proposed For Development Version 0.1