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Descriptor English: Kava
Descriptor Spanish: Kava
Descriptor Kava
Entry term(s) Piper methysticum
Piper methysticum (homeopatía)
Scope note: Rizoma y raíces secos de Piper methysticum, arbusto oriundo de Oceanía y conocido por sus propiedades como ansiolítico y sedante. El uso excesivo produce algunos efectos secundarios. Contiene ALCALOIDES, LACTONAS, kawain, metisticina, mucílago, ALMIDÓN, y yangonina. Kava es también el nombre de la bebida picante preparada a partir de las raíces de la planta.
Descriptor Portuguese: Kava
Descriptor French: Kava
Entry term(s): Piper Methysticum (Homéopathie)
Piper methysticum
Poivre enivrant
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.812.666.249
HP4.018.437.820
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020901
Scope note: Dried rhizome and roots of Piper methysticum, a shrub native to Oceania and known for its anti-anxiety and sedative properties. Heavy usage results in some adverse effects. It contains ALKALOIDS; LACTONES; kawain, methysticin, mucilage, STARCH, and yangonin. Kava is also the name of the pungent beverage prepared from the plant's roots.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE effets indésirables
AH anatomie et histologie
CH composition chimique
CL classification
CY cytologie
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
GD croissance et développement
GE génétique
IM immunologie
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PH physiologie
PO intoxication
PS parasitologie
RE effets des radiations
TO toxicité
UL ultrastructure
VI virologie
DeCS ID: 34151
Unique ID: D020901
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Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/03
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Kava - Preferred
Concept UI M0328554
Preferred term Kava
Entry term(s) Piper methysticum
Poivre enivrant
Piper Methysticum (Homéopathie) - Narrower
Concept UI FD00059757
Preferred term Piper Methysticum (Homéopathie)



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