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Topic: Kava culture

	Kava Summary
		Kava is a beverage prepared from the root of the pepper shrub Piper methysticum, native to Asia, Australia, and islands in the region.
		Kava is related to the fl pepper; both have heart-shaped leaves and flowers similar to the flower spike of the anthurium.
		Kava is traditionally consumed as a herbal tea; that is, an infusion made from straining a mixture of water and shredded, pounded, dried, or fresh root and/or stump.
	www.bookrags.com /Kava (2649 words)

	Yogi Tea - Organic Teas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Kava preparations are used primarily to treat anxiety, stress, and restlessness.
		The traditional kava drink is prepared by grating or pounding the fresh root, and mixing it thoroughly with cold water or coconut milk.
		The primary folk medicinal use of kava is for urogenital issues, but kava is also drunk to relieve stress, to restore vigor, to promote urination, to soothe an unruly stomach and to ease respiratory imbalances.
	www.yogitea.com /Lifestyle/Kava.htm (477 words)

	Kava
		Kava kava was not unknown to some of us by this time, as we had been inducted into it's usage through several ceremonies on Fiji Forbes.
		Kava was also taken in preparation for an ocean voyage, ratification of agreements, celebration of marriages and births as well as deaths.
		Kava was first mentioned in the scientific records in 1886, and by 1993 the active ingredients, Kavalactones, were detected by mass spectrometry.
	www.scuba-doc.com /kava2.htm (1734 words)

	Kava Kava for Stress, Anxiety by Ray Sahelian, M.D.
		Kava is the term used for both the plant and the beverage made from it.
		Kava roots, leaves, and stem peelings were extracted with methanol, and the resulting residues were subjected to partition with a different polarity of solvents (hexane, ethyl acetate, n-butanol, and water).
		Kava kava is also available as a kava tea, raw kava root, kava coffee, and kava paste for topical use on mucous membranes.
	www.raysahelian.com /kava.html (5627 words)

	History and Culture of Kava Kava
		Kava kava was the food of the gods, just as poi was to the Hawaiians.
		The fact that kava kava was the cherished and sacred narcotic of the Hawaiian culture explains the nature of its ceremonial uses.
		The difference between the kava kava drinking of ali'i and commoners was one of manner and purpose of using the drink.
	www.konakavafarm.com /articles/history.html (525 words)

	Rob Kay's Fiji Islands Travel Guide - Kava, Fiji information, Fiji Islands, tourism, travel, surfing, diving, scuba, ...
		Kava can be harvested after a year's growth, but the longer it grows the more potent the brew.
		Whatever the origins, kava is or has been used in the majority of the central and eastern Polynesian societies as well as in areas of Melanesia and Micronesia.
		Both cultures so respected the `peace pipe' represented by yaqona that the score was settled over a bowl of grog and a public confession by the protagonists.
	www.fijiguide.com /Facts/kava.html (1707 words)

	Preparing Kava
		The kava is either placed in a large, wide bowl or onto a broad, slightly concave board, and is mixed with pure, cold water.
		Kava is drunk by the shell, and in those areas where kava is consumed regularly you will hear people measure their kava consumption in that way, saying they had three shells or five shells the previous evening, or that they are only going to have two shells tonight because they must get home early.
		Kava preparation is the beginning of kava time, and determines the quality of the drink that will be shared, enjoyed, and appreciated.
	www.konakavafarm.com /preparing_kava.html (1363 words)

	Order Big Island Organic Hawaiian Kava ('Awa) and Purchase Koa and other native hardwood bowls made on the Big Island ...
		The growing kava export market was hit hard in year 2001 as a result of a ban on its imports based on the claims that it could be dangerous for liver.
		Another meeting of kava experts is planned for this November in Suva to look at new kava science, the efficacy and safety of kava and the quality control of its exports in case the ban is lifted in the near future.
		The ban on kava products was prompted by 76 case reports, mainly in Europe, that the use of kava containing medications caused liver damage such as abnormal liver function (increased liver enzymes), jaundice, hepatitis, liver failure and death in a few isolated cases.
	www.mauikava.com /fijitimes.html (1634 words)

	Kava culture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kava is also used in traditional medicine, for fever, asthma, and aches, but the roots used for medicine are not the same ones used for drink.
		Pharmacologically, kava is recognized as an analgesic (pain killer), anxiolytic, and antibiotic.
		In Fiji, kava (also called "grog" or "yaqona") is part of the fabric of life, drunk nightly by families and also used for important political and social events.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kava_culture (971 words)

	Whole Foods Market : HerbalGram
		Kava drinking was essential on occasions of hospitality and feasting, and was the drink of pleasure of the chiefs.
		The kava root was often used in reconciling with enemies or in preserving the goodwill of kings and chiefs.
		Kava was singled out for special attention because of the important position it held (in the system of political tribute) in native society.(57) (g) Different psychological attitudes towards kava drinking affected the response to ingestion of the drink.
	www.herbalgram.org /wholefoodsmarket/herbalgram/articleview.asp?a=126 (6425 words)

	Herbal Information Center - Kava Kava - Herbs
		Kava is mildly narcotic and produces mild euphoric changes characterized by elevated mood, fluent and lively speech and increased sense of sound.
		Kava is a diuretic and an anti-inflammatory, thus useful for gout, rheumatism, bronchial congestion, cystitis and prostatis.
		Kava kava is an effective relaxant able to induce a feeling of relaxation, peace and contentment, along with a sharpening of the senses.
	www.kcweb.com /herb/kavakava.htm (676 words)

	Buy Kava Kava
		Kava is used ceremoniously in the South Pacific to celebrate beginnings and endings, such as marriages, birth and death.
		Kava was first mentioned in scientific records in 1886, and it is gaining popularity in the US for its relaxing effects.
		Kava has been clinically demonstrated as a means of achieving a state of relaxation without the adverse side effects.
	www.iamshaman.com /kavakava.htm (1431 words)

	Kava: nature's relaxant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		For more than 3,000 years the kava plant has been an integral part of the social and cultural life of the South Pacific region of Oceania, which includes New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, Tahiti and the Vanuatu archipelago, where kava is believed to have originated.
		I gave her some kava tea and the difference was striking: she calmed right down." George also found kava beneficial to a cancer patient anxious about undergoing radiation therapy.
		In the Pacific islands, kava is used in traditional folk medicine to treat urogenital inflammation, cystitis, whooping cough, fungal infections, skin inflammations and gonorrhea.
	www.al-hikmah.org /kava-nature-s-relaxant.asp (931 words)

	Kava (Awa) History
		Kava and Noni came to Hawai'i with our ancestors, in rafts and canoes during the great migration of the Polynesian peoples.
		Hawai'i is the last paradise of the migration to have kava surviving, so logically, we claim to have the best of all.
		Kava helps us to remain smart, alert, clear, and perceptive but it relaxes our muscles, so please don’t mix your drugs, whatever the source.
	www.puuala.com /kava_history.htm (706 words)

	Kava
		In a later study, Volz and Kieser (1997), compared the effects of Kava vs. placebo again using the Hamilton Anxiety rating scale as well as the SCL-90 to measure anxiety levels.
		This warning is consistent with cautions published by the German Commission E. The use of Kava in conjunction with substances that act on the central nervous system (alcohol, barbiturates,etc.) should be avoided.
		Later, blood was drawn and laboratory tests suggested that the Kava had impaired the man’s ability to drive.
	www.institute-shot.com /kava.htm (1104 words)

	Kava - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kava is prepared and consumed in a variety of ways throughout the Pacific Ocean cultures of Polynesia, Vanuatu, Melanesia and some parts of Micronesia.
		Another method is grinding in which the kava is ground by hand against a cone-shaped block of dead coral, the hand forming a makeshift mortar and the coral cone, a pestle.
		These effects of drinking kava, in order of sensation, are slight tongue and lip numbing caused by the contraction of the blood vessels in these areas (the lips and skin surrounding may appear unusually pale); mildly talkative and euphoric behavior; anxiolytic (calming) effects, sense of well-being, clear thinking; and relaxed muscles.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kava (2100 words)

	The Taste of Money
		The Kava Kauai potion was a mix of kava root extract and "Glycyrrhiza glabra", which I understood to be licorice.
		It is ironic that one of the wonderful traditions of the South Pacific, with regard to kava, is that it is used to settle disputes.
		Their description of kava is interesting: among other things, it "is known to strengthen the mind" and produces, among other things, a "euphoric effect." At $34 per bottle, one would hope so.
	www.coconut.com /features/kava.html (6372 words)

	Drink Kava Juice and Be Happy!
		We price our kava like it should be.Our kava root is second rate to none.We import only the freshest, cleanest kava root from the south Pacific in large quantities.We pass the savings along to the customer because we truly beleive kava should not have a luxury item price tag and should be affordable for everyone.
		A new shipment of Borogu kava root from Vanuatu was received on May 30, 2006.
		So, if you are looking for the purest kava kava herb, kava tea, or kava kava root we have it and we are happy to sell it to you at a fair price.
	www.nakamalathome.com (551 words)

	Hawaiian Kava Center: News, links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Tuday is considered to be more a ceremonial kava as it has a long lasting power effects due to the higher presense of the DHK and the DHM kavalactones.
		Based on the centuries long, cultural and historic use of kava in the Pacific, however, kava does appear to be safe.
		The kava bar is located on Ali'i drive in Kona, a mauka diagonal across the volley ball court from the Hard Rock Cafe.
	home.hawaii.rr.com /yee/hkc/update.html (6001 words)

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