Herb Pharm Kava capsules and extract work with the body’s natural mechanisms to promote peaceful relaxation and reduce stress and frustration*. All Herb Pharm Kava is prepared from the white rhizome and root of 4-6 year old Piper methysticum noble plants grown and harvested in Vanuatu Islands of the South Pacific. Herb Pharm Kava capsules are perfect for times when liquid extracts cannot be used or are not preferred. Kava extract is easily dosed and taken in liquid form and may be added to water or other liquid for taste or taken directly in the mouth and is easily absorbed into the bloodstream. Kava has a distinctive spicy, bitter slightly soapy flavor accompanied by a numbing sensation. It's meant to be tasted to engage the body’s pre-digestive responses and users are encouraged to embrace the taste. Kava is extracted in organic cane alcohol to deliver the plant's phytochemicals in their natural balance (“full spectrum”). Herb Pharm never uses synthetic solvents. The company's farm is Certified Organic, Bee Friendly, and Salmon Safe. Herb Pharm is the #1 selling liquid herbal extract brand in US Natural Food (SPINS). Herb Pharm's promise is to make plant products in their most undistorted and efficacious forms while being an advocate for community and environmental values. Herb Pharm is a company of herbalists, scientists, and farmers in GMO-free Josephine County, OR. It’s where they have been cultivating herbs with care, precision, and respect for nature since 1979.