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[[File:Starr 070515-7054 Piper methysticum.jpg|thumb|right|''Kava'']]
'''Kava''' is a crop of the western Pacific. Kava is consumed throughout the Pacific Ocean cultures of Polynesia, including Hawaii, Vanuatu, Melanesia and some parts of Micronesia for its sedating effects.
==Uses==
{{Uses|nauseaNausea}}, {{Uses|loss Loss of appetite}}, {{Uses|tirednessTiredness}}, {{Uses|liver Liver disorders}}, {{Uses|abdominal Abdominal pain}}, {{Uses|dark Dark urine}}, {{Uses|anxiety Anxiety }},{{Uses|stressStress}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
==Parts Used==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate|The leaves are heart-shaped, 10-30 cm x 8-23 cm; stipules large, persistent}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Damp areas}}, {{Commonly seen|near Near streams}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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File:Starr-091104-8928-Piper methysticum-leaves and flower spikes-Kahanu Gardens NTBG Kaeleku Hana-Maui (24962022846).jpg|Flowers
File:Kava-powder-from-vanuatu-ready-to-mix-with-water.jpg
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</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18404321 "chemical Chemical components"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.worldagroforestry.org/treedb/AFTPDFS/Piper_methysticum.PDF "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://kava.com/articles/botany-of-kava/ "cultivation"Cultivation]</ref>
</references>
