KAVA - Piper methysticum
KAWAKAWA
Research Corner Notes. By John Riley. 1984 #2, pp 26-27 ...
Piper methysticum
MEDICINAL: Used to treat insomnia and nervousness. Relieves stress after injury. Used as a tea for pains associated with nerve and skin diseases. Large doses can cause a buildup of toxic substances in the liver.
Kava kava (Piper methysticum)
Lady's mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris)
Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)
Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
Linden flower (Tilia spp.)
Lobelia (Lobelia inflata)
Lomatium (Lomatium dissectum)
Lungwort (Sticta pulmonaria) ...
Close relative of Piper methysticum (kava-kava), and Piper nigrum (black pepper), this herb is a member of the pepper family, grows as a bush in the South Pacific.
Kava - Piper methysticum
Kawa - Piper methysticum
Kino - Pterocarpus marsupium
Kiwi - Actinidia chinensis
Konjac - Amorphophallus konjak
Kouso - Hagenia abyssinica
Kumquat - Fortunella margarita
Kurchi - Holarrhena antidysenterica ...
Kawa Pepper [English]: Piper methysticum
Kawa'u [English]: Zanthoxylum dipetalum
Kawa'u [English]: Zanthoxylum dipetalum var. tomentosum
Kawa'u [English]: Zanthoxylum dipetalum var. dipetalum
Kawa-Awonori [English]: Enteromorpha nana var.
KAVA (CAVA or AvA), an intoxicating, but non-alcoholic beverage, produced principally in the islands of the South Pacific, from the roots or leaves of a variety of the pepper plant (Piper methysticum).
This ginger is not commonly used that way but the leaves and roots do contain the chemicals kavain and dehydrokavain, similar to the kava plant (Piper methysticum) which is known for its relaxing properties.
being divided into a mainland Asian clade, containing both the two endemic African species and a species from Australia, and also a Pacific islands Macropiper clade including the economically very important Piper methysticum (Jaramillo & ...
 See also: Kava, Medic, Actinidia, Green, Kumquat
  
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