PlainVitamins

Kava Kava Extract

by NOW · liquid · 2 fluid ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 04893 6
  • DSLD label 314402
  • Serving 1.6 ml (2 droppersful)
  • 37 servings

Kava Kava Extract by NOW lists one ingredient: 1.6 mL of kava kava root extract per serving of 1.6 ml. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 21, 2024.

What is in Kava Kava Extract?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1.6 ml. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Kava Kava Extract: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 314402, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Kava Kava Root ExtractVanuatuan and/or Fijian1.6 mL

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 314402 (entered December 21, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records 1 to 3 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested Usage: Take 2 droppersful in juice, water or herbal tea 1 to 3 times daily as needed.
Warnings
Daily usage not to exceed 4 weeks.
Caution: US FDA advises that a potential risk of rare, but severe, liver injury may be associated with kava-containing dietary supplements.
Ask a healthcare professional before use if you have or have had liver problems, frequently use alcoholic beverages, or are taking any medication.
Stop use and see a doctor if you develop symptoms that may signal liver problems (e.g., unexplained fatigue, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, fever, vomiting, dark urine, pale stools, yellow eyes or skin).
Not for use by persons under 18 years of age, or by pregnant or breastfeeding women.
Not for use with alcoholic beverages. Excessive use or use with products that cause drowsiness may impair your ability to operate a vehicle or heavy equipment.
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 314402.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Glycerin, Grain Alcohol.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP QUALITY ASSURED Triangle K (Kosher).

How many labels does Kava Kava Extract have?

3 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 314402 (current) Entered December 21, 2024 · on the market · 2 fluid ounces · UPC 7 33739 04893 6
  2. Label 44991 Entered April 24, 2015 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 2 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 33739 04893 6
  3. Label 14126 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market March 24, 2015 · 2 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 33739 04893 6

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names NOW FOODS (packager), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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