The Kava Journal
Field notes, research, history, culture, cultivation, and observations from more than two decades working with kava.
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Sitting between Indonesia and Hawaii, in the Pacific Islands, there are hundreds of small islands that make up Micronesia. There...
Kava has significance in each region of the Pacific Islands. What it means in Hawaii may be different than what...
Kava varies from region to region within the Pacific Islands. All regions treasure the piper methysticum plant, in which its roots...
Piper methysticum is better known as the kava plant. This plant is popular due to its kava root, which is used to...
Vanuatu is in the South Pacific Islands and has been inhabited since 500 B.C. It is comprised of islands and...
Many herbs have similarities, including how they are consumed and the benefits they offer. While some, like kava and damiana...
Fiji Kava, also known as Yaqona is traditionally pronounced Yan-go-na and is considered by natives to be a plant given to...
Kava has a long history of traditional use, and the liver question that surrounds it deserves a precise answer rather...
Pronounced “ah-vah”, which means bitter, awa it is known as the Hawaiian kava drink. Hawaiian awa has many different names, depending on...