Dosage · Supplement
Kava: dosage and how to take it
70–250 mg kavalactones/day, water-based, short-term.
- Overall grade
- Grade B
- Last revised
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How much to take
Standardized to ~70–250 mg kavalactones/day, short-term, water-based noble-cultivar products.
Timing & separation
There are no strict timing conflicts on record for Kava; consistency matters more than the exact hour for most goals.
Why the dose is what it is
Kavalactones modulate GABA and other pathways, producing anxiolysis without the dependence profile of benzodiazepines.
Bottom line
A genuinely effective short-term anxiety herb with a serious liver caveat. Use water-based noble kava, never with alcohol or sedatives, and not long-term.
How it is used
As the entry records it, from the studies it summarises. Not a recommendation for you — doses that suit a trial population may not suit you.
- Standard
- 70–250 mg kavalactones/day, water-based, short-term.
Goes with
- KavaFull Kava monographEvidence grade B
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- Kava for AnxietyEvidence grade B — Meta-analytic vs placeboEvidence grade B
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- Holy Basil (Tulsi): dosage and how to take it300–600 mg standardized daily.Evidence grade C
- Kava for Liver injury (rare)Evidence grade C — Extract/cultivar dependentEvidence grade C
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