Category: Kava 101

illustration of kava leafs
Kava 101

Botany of the Kava Plant

Kava (Piper methysticum) is a dioecious tropical plant species from the Pacific islands. It’s best known for its anxiolytic, sedative, and euphoric qualities. Kava root

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Illustration of a Polynesian guy smoking kava
Kava 101

Can You Smoke Kava?

Kava has similarities to two commonly smoked herbs — marijuana and damiana. Some of the active ingredients of kava even work through the same mechanisms. This

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