UK kava ban “folly”
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
National Institute of Medical Herbalists condemns UK decision to ban kava as "pure folly," noting Medicines Control Agency ruling "is totally at odds with the evidence available...[and] will harm more patients than it's supposed to protect." In 1Jan. 13 NIMH release, group maintains previous cases of liver toxicity linked to kava "have referred to the use of concentrated extracts rather than the safe traditional use of the herb." Group has started petition and letter-writing campaign to encourage MCA to remove kava ban now in effect (2"The Tan Sheet" Jan. 6, 2003, In Brief)...