Traditional Kava Drinking
The Home of Kava. The World's Best Kava.
The village people of Vanuatu have been growing kava piper methysticum Forst. (Fam. Piperaceae) for human consumption for over 3,000 years.
Kava ~ Nature's Answer to Stress, Anxiety, and Insomnia
By Hyla Cass M.D. and Terrence McNally. ISBN 0-7615-1667-0
Kava has been used ritually and medicinally in the islands of the South Pacific. Widely used in Europe, this amazing herb has been shown to relieve tension and anxiety while maintaining alertness.
In large doses kava promotes deep, restful sleep. Safe, natural and inexpensive, kava is the perfect supplement for today's stress-filled lifestyle, and the ideal alternative to drugs such as Valium. * Soft cover, 274 pages Prima Health. www.primahealth.com
KAVA the Pacific Elixir
by Vincent Lebot, Mark Merlin and Lamont Lindstrom. 1992. ISBN 0-89281-726-7
Research on botany, chemistry, ethnobotany, pharmacology, social usage, distribution and economic potential. * Soft cover. B&W photos and illustrations. 255 pages
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