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Kava: Research

Commons · Question 64993 · Tabled 4 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 14 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has received any representations from (a) medical and (b) ethnobotanical researchers on the potential therapeutic uses of Kava since 2020.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 14 Jul 2025

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for the regulation of medicines, medical devices, and blood components for transfusion in the United Kingdom, this includes the regulation of herbal medicinal products.The MHRA ...