|
Kava (other)
Kava may refer to: Plants *'' Piper hooglandii'', endemic to Lord Howe Island, is locally known as "kava" * ''Piper excelsum'' subsp. ''psittacorum'', a subspecies of ''Piper excelsum'' is commonly known as "kava" *''Piper methysticum'', commonly known as kava, can be used to make a drink with sedative and anesthetic properties Communications * KIXD, a radio station (1480 AM) licensed to serve Pueblo, Colorado, United States, which held the call sign KAVA from 1998 to 2023 Culture *Kava culture, the cultures of western Oceania which consume kava *Kava Kava, a rock band and live dance act from Huddersfield, United Kingdom * Kava Kava, a song by a progressive rock band Snovi Geography *Káva, a village in Hungary *Kava, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran *Kava, East Azerbaijan, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran *Kava, Mali, a commune in the Ségou region of Mali *Kava (river), also known as Taui River Mythology * Kaveh, a mythical figure in Iranian mythology P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piper Hooglandii
'' Piper hooglandii'', commonly known as kava, is a flowering plant in the family Piperaceae. The specific epithet honours Dutch botanist Ruurd Dirk Hoogland. Description It is a shrub growing to 2–3 m in height. The aromatic, alternate, heart-shaped leaves are 7–12 cm long and 8–13 cm wide. The flowers have no petals; the male flowering spikes are 10 cm long, the female 6 cm. The fleshy, 10 mm diameter berries are hard, red and pungently peppery when ripe. The flowering season is from September to November, with the fruit ripening from March to May. Distribution and habitat The species is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It is locally common as an understorey plant on basalt Basalt (; ) is an aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the surface of a rocky planet or moon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kava (river)
The Taui ( rus, Тауй), also known as Kava ( rus, Кава) part of its course, is a river in Khabarovsk Krai and Magadan Oblast, Russian Far East. It has a drainage basin of . The river is a spawning ground for salmon and is part of the Magadan Nature Reserve. Its last stretch is navigable. Course The Taui river, as the Kava, is formed at an elevation of at the confluence of rivers Rasava and Lozovaya flowing from the Kheidzhan Range, Upper Kolyma Highlands. The Taui flows first southeastwards and then roughly eastwards along the Kava-Taui Plain (Кава-Тауйская равнина), a wide floodplain. In its last stretch it enters an area of wetlands. Finally it flows into the Amakhton Bay, part of the Taui Bay of the Sea of Okhotsk. Its mouth lies west of the Arman lagoon and just southwest of the mouth of the Yana.Google Earth The river freezes before mid October and stays frozen until mid May. The Kheidzhan Range separates the Taui basin from the Inya basin to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaja (name)
Kaja or Kája is a given name and surname. Kaja is regarded as a Polish feminine given name that is a diminutive form of Karolina, a derivative of Karl . Kája is a Czech unisex given name that is a diminutive form of Karolína, Karla and Karel, also derivatives of Karl. Kaja also has other root name derivations. Kaja is a Slovene feminine given name that is a short form of Kajetana, Karla and Katarina, names deriving from ''Caietanus'' (Cajetan), Karl and Aikaterine, respectively. It is also a Danish, Finnish, German, Norwegian and Swedish feminine given name that is a diminutive form of Katherina, Karen and Katrine as well as an alternate form of Kaia, all derived from Aikaterine. In Estonian, Kaja is a form of Katariina, but it also means "echo". Notable people referred to by this name include the following: Given name * Kaja Draksler (born 1987), Slovenian pianist and composer *Kaja Eržen (born 1994), Slovenian football player * Kaja Foglio (born 1970), American wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cava (other)
Cava may refer to: People Sports * José Luis Cabrera Cava (born 1982), a Spanish retired footballer * Michela Cava, a Canadian-born women's ice hockey player * Nicholas la Cava (born 1986), an American rower * Tony LaCava (1961), an American professional baseball executive * Zoran Dimitrijević (called Čav), (1962–2006), a Serbian professional footballer Other people * Florinda la Cava, legendary Spaniard who played a central role in the downfall of the Visigothic kingdom in 711 * John Cavas (1910–1993), a stuntman and actor in Hindi movies * Paul Cava (born 1949), an American artist photographer * Robert Cava (born 1951), an American solid-state chemist * Stephanie LaCava, an American writer * Osvaldo Cavandoli or Cava (1920–2007), an Italian cartoonist Places Italy * Cava de' Tirreni, town and municipality of the province of Salerno, Italy * Cava Manara, municipality of the province of Pavia, Italy * Cava del Rivettazzo, a Sicel necropolis in Solarino, Italy * Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavain
Kavain is the main kavalactone found mostly in the roots of the kava plant. Pharmacology Kavain has anticonvulsive properties, attenuating vascular smooth muscle contraction through interactions with voltage-dependent and channels. How this effect is mediated and to what extent this mechanism is involved in the anxiolytic and analgesic effects of kavalactones on the central nervous system is unknown. The recent finding that kavain can reversibly inhibit both monoamine oxidase A and monoamine oxidase B suggests that kavain may exert some of its effects by modulating serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine signaling. However, the precise mechanisms underlying the psychotropic, sedative, and anxiolytic actions of kavain and related kavalactones are still debated. Direct binding to the benzodiazepine/ flumazenil binding site of the GABA-A receptor does not occur with kavain enantiomers. Many studies involved kava extracts from different plant parts and are, theref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavalactone
Kavalactones are a class of lactone compounds found in kava roots and Alpinia zerumbet (Shell ginger). Kavalactones are under research for potential to have various psychotropic effects, including anxiolytic and sedative/hypnotic activities. Enzyme inhibition Kava extract has been shown in vitro to potentially inhibit a wide range of hepatic enzymes, suggesting a possible potential for interactions with many pharmaceuticals and herbal medications. In human volunteers in vivo inhibition is currently limited to CYP1A2, and CYP2E1 through use of probe drugs to measure inhibition. Research Several preliminary studies are assessing potential effects of kava, including its anxiolytic actions and hepatotoxicity, but the role specifically of kavalactones among many other kava compounds for these effects remains under study. Kavalactone type compounds may help protect against high glucose induced cell damage. Toxicity Several kavalactones (e.g. methysticin and yangonin) affect a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavas (surname)
Kavas is a surname. Notable people with this surname include: * Boštjan Kavaš (born 1978), Slovenian handball player * George Kavas (born 1995), Greek sailor * Neslihan Kavas Neslihan Kavas (born 29 August 1987 in Eskişehir, Turkey) is a Turkish female para table tennis player of class 9 and Paralympian. She represented Turkey at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, and won bronze by defeating Poland's Malgorzata Grzelak ... (born 1987), Turkish para table tennis player See also * {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kava (surname)
Kava is a surname. Notable people with this surname include: * Alex Kava (born 1960), American author * Caroline Kava (born 1949), American actress and playwright * Eduard Kava (born 1978), Ukrainian Roman Catholic prelate * Rajesh Kava Rajesh Kava (born 18 March 1979) is an Indian voice actor, fluent in Hindi, Gujarati and English. He is best known for being the third Hindi Dubbing (filmmaking), dub-over voice artist for Daniel Radcliffe's role as Harry Potter (character) ... (born 1979), Indian voice actor * Vena Kava (born 1986), American artist and vocalist See also * {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaveh The Blacksmith
Kaveh the Blacksmith ( fa, کاوه آهنگر – Kāve Āhangar ), is a 5000-year-old figure in Iranian mythology who leads a popular uprising against a ruthless foreign ruler, Zahāk. His story is narrated in the ''Shahnameh'', the national epic of Iran (Persia), by the 10th-century Persian poet Ferdowsi. Kāveh was, according to ancient legends, a blacksmith who launched a national uprising against the evil foreign tyrant Zahāk, after losing two of his children to serpents of Zahāk. Kāveh expelled the foreigners and re-established the rule of Iranians. Many followed Kāveh to the Alborz Mountains in Damāvand, where Fereydun, son of Ābtin and Faranak was living. Then a young man, Fereydun agreed to lead the people against Zahāk. Zahāk had already left his capital, which fell to Fereydun's troops with little resistance. Fereydun released all of Zahāk's prisoners. Kāveh is the most famous of Persian mythological characters in resistance against despotic foreign ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kava, Mali
Kava is a commune in the Cercle of San in the Ségou Region of Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Ma .... The principal town lies at Heremakono. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 10,699. References Communes of Ségou Region {{Ségou-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piper Excelsum Subsp
Piper may refer to: People * Piper (given name) * Piper (surname) Arts and entertainment Fictional characters Comics * Piper (Morlock), in the Marvel Universe * Piper (Mutate), in the Marvel Universe Television * Piper Chapman, lead character in the American comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' * Piper Halliwell, one of the lead characters on ''Charmed'' * Piper Hart, Henry Hart's little sister in the Nickelodeon series ''Henry Danger'' * Piper Willis, in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' * Piper Willowbrook, an elf in the Nickelodeon series '' Mysticons'' * Mr. Piper, host on the 1960s Canadian television show of the same name * Piper, an artificial intelligence in ''Emergence'' * Piper, a tactical expert in ''Storm Hawks'' Other * Piper McLean, a daughter of Aphrodite and one of the seven in Rick Riordan's ''The Heroes of Olympus'' * Piper Pinwheeler, a character in the 2005 animated film '' Robots'' * The Piper, a character in ''The Key ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kava, East Azerbaijan
Kivaj ( fa, كيوج, also Romanized as Kīvaj; also known as Gīvaj, Kavā, Kovā, and Kuva) is a village in Ardalan Rural District , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = Rural District , image_skyline = , image_alt = , image_caption = , image_flag = , flag_alt = , image_seal ..., Mehraban District, Sarab County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 326, in 93 families. References Populated places in Sarab County {{Sarab-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
