Patent ID: 7001620

Claim:
A method for enhancing the efficacy of an active ingredient in a human comprising, administering to said human in need thereof a product comprising; a kavalactone component and an active ingredient, wherein the kavalactone component comprises, by mass, less than about 15% of a combination of methysticin and dihydromethysticin, less than about 8% of a combination of yangonin and desmethoxyyangonin, and greater than about 70% of a combination of kavain and dihydrokavain, wherein the kavalactone component is between about 0.1% to about 75% by mass of said product, and wherein the active ingredient is methylsulfonylmethane, acetylsalicylic acid, NSAIDSs, ibuprofen, acetaminophen, nitrous oxide, benzocaine, procaine, lidocaine, anesthetics, halothane, thorazine, vesprin, prolixin, opoid analgesics and antagonists, morphine, codeine or oxycodone.