Enhanced cognitive performance and cheerful mood by standardized extracts of Piper methysticum (Kava-kava). – Cost Effective Supplements

Enhanced cognitive performance and cheerful mood by standardized extracts of Piper methysticum (Kava-kava).

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15181652

Conclusion of this study

Thus, unlike conventional benzodiazepine-type anxiolytics, which tend to impair cognitive performance and to increase the occurrence of negative affective states, Kava is a potent anxiolytic agent, which, additionally, can facilitate cognitive functioning and can increase positive affectivity related to exhilaration.