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Tongan kava ceremonies are a variety of ceremonies involving the kava plant that play an integral part of Tongan society and governance.They play a role in strengthening cultural values and principles, solidifying traditional ideals of duty and reciprocity, reaffirming societal structures, and entrenching the practice of pukepuke fonua (lit. "tightly holding onto the land"), a Tongan cultural ...
Kava or kava kava (Piper methysticum: Latin 'pepper' and Latinized Greek 'intoxicating') is a plant in the pepper family, native to the Pacific Islands. [1] The name kava is from Tongan and Marquesan, meaning 'bitter.’ [1] Other names for kava include ʻawa (), [2] ʻava (), yaqona or yagona (), [3] sakau (), [4] seka (), [5] and malok or malogu (parts of Vanuatu). [6]
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Kava" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... The average elimination half-life of kavalactones typically present in kava root is 9 hr. [15] Name ...
Once the kava is of the right strength, as deduced from its colour, the master of ceremonies will call out the nickname of the first recipient using an archaic formula (kava kuo heka). The touʻa will fill the cup and the cup is then brought, often by a young lady, to the intended chief, and brought back afterwards.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... (also called flavokawains) are a class of chalconoids found in the kava plant. Currently identified types ...
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Flavokavain C Names Preferred IUPAC name. 2 ...
Flavokavain B is a flavokavain found in the kava plant. [1] In 2010 a paper was published identifying it as a glutathione-depleting hepatotoxin. [2] FKB is said by enthusiasts to occur at higher concentrations in "tudei" kava strains, which are generally considered less desirable.