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| − | ''Introduction from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_methysticum, retrieved 02/27/2012).''
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| − | Kava or kava-kava (''Piper methysticum'') (''Piper'': Latin for 'pepper', ''methysticum'': (Latinized) Greek for 'intoxicating') is a crop of the western Pacific.
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| − | The name kava(-kava) is from Tongan and Marquesan; other names for kava include ʻawa (Hawaiʻi), 'ava (Samoa), yaqona (Fiji), and sakau (Pohnpei).
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| − | The roots of the plant are used to produce a drink with sedative and anesthetic properties. Kava is consumed throughout the Pacific Ocean cultures of Polynesia including Hawaii, Vanuatu, Melanesia and some parts of Micronesia.
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| − | ''The quoted text in this section was licensed for use under the Creative Commons ShareAlike License, version 3.0: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/''
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| | =Macroscopic Entries= | | =Macroscopic Entries= |
| | =Microscopic Entries= | | =Microscopic Entries= |
Revision as of 21:17, 14 March 2014
Nomenclature
Piper methysticum G. Forst. Piperaceae
Standardized common name (English): kava
Macroscopic Entries
Microscopic Entries
| Abundant large starch granules simple, 2 or 3 compound when observed at 400x with EtOH + glycerin + IKI + chloral hydrate.cellular structures identified in this botanical specimen are the abundant large starch granules simple, 2 or 3 compound when observed at 400x with EtOH + glycerin + IKI + chloral hydrate and the parenchyma containing reddish brown oleo-resin when observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories [1]
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HPTLC Entries
Other Points of Interest
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