Kava-Kava is also known as piper methysticum. It is a Polynesian herb root, and the parts used for medicinal purposes are the dried rhizome and roots.
Chemicals contained in the herb are demethoxyyangonin, dihydrokawin, dihydromethysticin, flavorawin A, kawain, methysticin, starch, and yangonin.
The herb's root is used by herbalists as a remedy for
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Also known as: Piper methysticum, ava, awa, gea, gi, intoxicating long pepper, kao, kawapfeffer, kew, malohu, maluk, rauschpfeffer, rhizome di... Read more »
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