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2. Kava - Wikipedia

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   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 ( Hawaiʻi ), [ 2 ] ʻava ( Samoa ), yaqona or yagona ( Fiji ), [ 3 ] sakau ...

3. State Health Department determines awa to be safe - AOL

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   Jan. 31—Awa, a ceremonial Hawaiian beverage, is safe to consume as traditionally prepared, according to the state Department of Health. DOH said it has determined awa — also known as kava ...

4. Kavalactone - Wikipedia

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   Kavalactones are a class of lactone compounds found in kava roots and Alpinia zerumbet (shell ginger). [1] and in several Gymnopilus, Phellinus and Inonotus fungi. [2] Some kavalactones are bioactive. They are responsible for the psychoactive, analgesic, euphoric and sedative effects of kava. [3] [4]

5. Methysticin - Wikipedia

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   Methysticin is one of the six major kavalactones found in the kava plant. [1] Research suggests that methysticin and the related compound dihydromethysticin have CYP1A1 inducing effects which may be responsible for their toxicity. [2]

6. Kava culture - Wikipedia

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   A male chief is now the touʻa, and the kava is very solemnly prepared by pounding the roots to powder (instead of buying bags of pre-pounded kava powder). 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 ...

7. Piper excelsum - Wikipedia

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   Piper excelsum (formerly known as Macropiper excelsum) of the pepper family (Piperaceae) and commonly known as kawakawa, is a small tree of which the subspecies P. excelsum subsp. excelsum is endemic to New Zealand; [3] the subspecies P. e. subsp. psittacorum is found on Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and the Kermadec Islands.

8. Tablet (pharmacy) - Wikipedia

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   The compressed tablet is the most commonly seen dosage form in use today. About two-thirds of all prescriptions are dispensed as solid dosage forms, and half of these are compressed tablets. A tablet can be formulated to deliver an accurate dosage to a specific site in the body; it is usually taken orally, but can be administered sublingually ...

9. Tongan Kava Ceremony-Taumafa Kava - Wikipedia

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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 ...