Product Introduction
| Item | Specification |
| Product Name | Kava Extract |
| Synonyms | Piper Methysticum Extract; Kava Root Extract; Standard Kavalactones Powder |
| CAS Number | 90083-66-6 |
| Active Marker | Total Kavalactones (Kavain, Methysticin, Yangonin, Dihydrokavain) |
| Appearance | Light beige to pale yellow fine powder, characteristic mild kava root herbal odor, uniform texture, no caking, no visible impurities or discoloration |
| Purity (HPLC) | Total Kavalactones 30% / 70% (Standard Grade / High-Purity Grade, customizable) |
| Loss on Drying | ≤ 5.0% |
| Residue on Ignition | ≤ 3.0% |
| Testing Method | HPLC / UV Spectrophotometry / Heavy Metal Test / Microbiological Limit Test |
| Production Method | Dried Kava Root Raw Material Screening → Ethanol-Water Circulating Extraction → Macroporous Resin Gradient Purification → Decolorization → Low-Temperature Vacuum Concentration → Spray Drying |
| Solubility | Soluble in ethanol, methanol and propylene glycol; partially soluble in hot water; insoluble in petroleum ether and aliphatic organic solvents; stable in dry and neutral storage environments |
| Core Feature | Standardized kava root extract with fixed total kavalactones content, stable neuro-soothing activity, natural plant-derived mood regulation ingredient, low irritation and excellent formula compatibility |
| Package | 10g/50g amber sealed bottle, 1kg/25kg vacuum aluminum foil drum; moisture-proof & light-proof sealed packaging, customized specifications supported |
| Storage | Store in vacuum-sealed, dry, cool and dark conditions; avoid high temperature, direct sunlight and humid air to prevent active kavalactones degradation and powder agglomeration |
| Shelf Life | 24 months under standard sealed dry and dark storage |
Product Description
Kava Extract is a high-quality standardized botanical extract refined from the dried root and rhizome of Piper methysticum, a traditional functional plant native to South Pacific islands. The core active ingredients are total kavalactones, including Kavain, Methysticin, Dihydrokavain and Yangonin, which determine the unique mood-soothing and stress-relief efficacy of kava extract. We provide two mainstream commercial specifications: 30% regular grade and 70% high-purity grade total kavalactones, strictly produced through standardized raw material selection, low-temperature circulating extraction and multi-stage resin purification technology.
Different from unprocessed crude kava root powder and unstandardized extracts with unstable active content, our Kava Extract undergoes professional impurity removal and concentration treatment. The production process thoroughly eliminates redundant plant starch, cellulose, pigment impurities and residual solvents, ensuring fixed kavalactones content, stable batch activity and reliable efficacy consistency. All production links comply with GMP dust-free purification standards, with strict heavy metal and microbial limit detection, fully meeting global dietary supplement and natural plant raw material application standards.
As a classic natural nerve-soothing plant ingredient, standardized Kava Extract acts mildly on the human central nervous system without causing strong drowsiness or dependence under regular dosage. It effectively relieves chronic mental tension, emotional anxiety and physical fatigue caused by long-term work pressure, mental overthinking and high-intensity stress. For mild insomnia and poor sleep quality induced by irritable mood and mental excitement, kavalactones can calm nerve excitability, shorten sleep onset time and improve overall nighttime rest quality.
In pharmacological research fields, Kava Extract is widely used in neuropharmacology experiments, central nerve regulation mechanism research and anti-anxiety drug auxiliary development. Its stable active component ratio provides accurate and repeatable experimental data for university laboratories and pharmaceutical R&D institutions. In functional health product industry, it is often compounded with passion flower extract, valerian root extract and other soothing ingredients to develop compound mood regulation and sleep-aid health products, featuring natural source, mild action and high safety.
Our Kava Extract finished product is uniform light beige fine powder with delicate texture, no agglomeration and pure natural herbal fragrance. Every batch of products passes full-index quality inspection including HPLC kavalactones content calibration, microbial safety detection and heavy metal residue screening. Strict quality control ensures zero abnormal impurities and stable physical and chemical properties. With excellent water solubility and formula compatibility, it can be perfectly applied in capsules, tablets, oral liquids and solid functional drinks.
Functions & Benefits
Natural Stress & Anxiety Relief
Standard kavalactones gently regulate central nerve excitability, effectively relieve mental tension, anxious mood and psychological pressure caused by long-term fatigue and high-intensity work, stabilize emotional state without strong sedative stimulation.
Mild Sleep Quality Improvement
Calms excessive nerve excitement caused by overthinking and emotional irritability, shortens the time to fall asleep, alleviates light insomnia and shallow sleep problems, and improves overall sleep quality naturally.
Central Nerve Calming & Relaxation
Modulates the balance of central nervous system, relieves physical restlessness and mental irritability, helps the body and mind relax quickly, and improves sub-health state caused by long-term mental tension.
Stable Standardized Active Ingredients
Strictly standardized by HPLC with fixed 30%/70% total kavalactones content, completely solving the problem of unstable efficacy of crude kava powder, ensuring consistent batch-to-batch effect and reliable formula application.
High Safety & Natural Plant Source
Derived from natural kava root, processed by physical purification technology without chemical addition, mild and non-irritating, no dependence under recommended dosage, high biological safety for long-term mild conditioning.
Excellent Formula Compatibility
Stable physical and chemical properties, compatible with most plant extracts and functional raw materials, suitable for compound formula development of various mood-soothing and sleep-aid health products.
Applications
Mood & Sleep Support Health Supplements
Core functional raw material for stress relief capsules, anti-anxiety tablets, sleep aid granules and compound mood conditioning oral health products, widely used in daily sub-health emotional regulation formulas.
Neuropharmacology & Scientific Research
Special experimental raw material for central nerve regulation, anti-anxiety, sedative and hypnotic pharmacological mechanism research, providing stable active samples for university laboratories and biological research institutions.
Compound Herbal Relaxation Formulations
Compatible with Valerian Root Extract, Passion Flower Extract and Lavender Extract to develop multi-ingredient natural soothing and sleep-improving compound health formulas.
Functional Food & Beverage Additives
Used in natural functional drinks, solid nutritional beverages and daily health foods to assist in relieving mental fatigue and stabilizing mood.
Natural Plant Functional Raw Material R&D
Applied in the research and development of new plant-derived mood regulation and relaxation functional raw materials, providing safe and effective ingredient solutions for health product manufacturers.
Biological Teaching Experimental Reagent
Used as standardized natural plant extract reagent for phytopharmacology and nerve regulation related teaching experiments, ensuring stable and accurate experimental results.
FAQ
Q1: What is Kava Extract good for?
A: Kava Extract is a natural plant soothing ingredient standardized by kavalactones, mainly used for relieving stress and anxiety, calming nervous tension, improving mild insomnia and poor sleep quality, and applied in mood health supplements and neuropharmacological research.
Q2: What is the difference between kava extract and raw kava powder?
A: Raw kava root powder contains a large amount of starch, fiber and impurities with unstable kavalactones content; our standardized Kava Extract concentrates core active kavalactones with fixed content, higher purity, better absorption and controllable efficacy for commercial production and scientific research.
Q3: What are your product advantages?
A: Our Kava Extract adopts multi-stage resin purification and low-temperature spray drying technology, with standardized 30%/70% kavalactones content, low impurity residues, stable batch activity and excellent formula compatibility, fully compliant with international raw material safety standards.
Q4: How to store Kava Extract correctly?
A: Kavalactones are sensitive to high temperature, strong light and humid environment. The product needs to be vacuum-sealed and stored in cool, dry and dark conditions to avoid active ingredient degradation and powder agglomeration, ensuring 24-month valid shelf life.
Q5: What does high-quality Kava Extract look like?
A: Qualified Kava Extract is uniform light beige fine powder with inherent mild kava root herbal scent, loose texture, no caking, no abnormal discoloration and no visible foreign impurities.
Q6: Can I get free test samples?
A: Yes, we provide free Kava Extract samples with different kavalactones specifications for formula trial, efficacy testing and academic research. Bulk orders support customized specifications and professional packaging services.
