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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Piper methystichum (Piperaceae)

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Common name(s)
Kava

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Back) Samoa *
Ache(Head) Hawaii *
Aphrodisiac Samoa *
Bronchitis New Caledonia *
Chill Hawaii *
Cold Hawaii *
Cough Samoa *
Debility Hawaii *
Elephantiasis Samoa *
Gonorrhea Samoa *
Gonorrhea New Guinea *
Gonorrhea Samoa *
Gonorrhea Polynesia *
Inflammation New Guinea *
Kidney Samoa *
Lung Hawaii *
Myalgia Hawaii *
Pacifier Tonga *
Sedative Fiji *
Soporific New Guinea *
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.