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The village people of Vanuatu have been growing kava piper methysticum Forst. (Fam. Piperaceae) for human consumption for over 3,000 years.
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Kava (Piper methysticum) (Piper Latin for "pepper", methysticum Latin for "intoxicating") is an ancient crop of the western Pacific. Other names for kava include ʻawa (Hawaii), 'ava (Samoa) and yaqona (Fiji), The word kava is used to refer both to the plant and the beverage produced from it. Kava is a legal intoxicant in most countries. It is an anti-anxiolytic primarily consumed to relax without disrupting mental clarity. Its active ingredients are called kavalactones. In some parts of the Western World, kava extract is marketed as herbal medicine against stress, insomnia, and anxiety.
One of the most potent strains is called "Isa" in Papua New Guinea, and also called "Tuday" in Hawaii. In Vanuatu it is considered a type of "Tudei" kava, pronounced as "two-day" because it is said to have effects lasting two days due to it's chemical profile being high in the kavalactone dihydromethysticin. The plant itself is a strong, very hardy, fast-growing variety with multiple light to dark green stems covered with raised dark spots. In Vanautu there are strict laws over the exportation of Kava.
Only strains they deem as "noble" varieties that are not too weak or too potent are allowed to be exported. Only the most desirable strains for every day drinking are selected to be noble varieties in order to maintain quality control. In addition their laws mandate that exported kava must be at least five years old and farmed organically. Their most popular noble strains are "Borogu" from Pentecost Island. "Melomelo" from Ambae island, called 'sese' in North Pentecost) and "Palarasul" kava from Santo Island. In Vanuatu, Tudei (two-days) kava is reserved for special ceremonial occasions and exporting it is not allowed. "Palisi" is a popular Tudei variety
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Vanuatu Kava is popular in New Zealand, which hosts the world's largest Polynesian community. Kings Kava has an exclusive distribution agreement with Vanuatu Kava in New Zealand and Samoa, and Kings Kava is widely available throughout these countries.
The Benefits of Kava
Kava is well known for its muscle relaxant properties without any effect on the Central Nervous System, therefore making it ideal for use for muscle aches and pains, for general relaxation, and for anti-anxiety without the worry of addiction. Kava also has sedative properties, but with no negative safety-related performance, in fact, in a placebo controlled, double-blind trial, a performance advantage was reported for the kava group.
Kava is commercially available in tinctures, capsules, tablets. These are normally made from kava that has had the active ingredients, the kava lactones, extracted and standardised. Consumers should ensure that they are getting a full spectrum product., that is one made from the whole kava root, and not just from the peelings which are an inferior by-product, or the leaf or stem, which contain very minimal amounts of the desirable active ingredients.
Like most products, what you pay for is what you get, so a Vanuatu whole roots extract product will be more expensive than the inferior by-product manufactured product.
Because there is some local custom medicinal usage of kava as an abortifacient, it therefore stands to reason that pregnant women should not consume kava. It is also possible that some users (normally excessive amounts) may experience a scaly skin condition known as kava dermopathy. This is completely reversible by stopping kava consumption.