by Keith Cleversley | Nov 25, 2014 | Kava Kava

“‘ ’Awa was the food of the gods, just as poi was to the Hawaiians. No religious ceremony was complete without the ‘awa.’”- Ms. M.K. Pukui, ca 1942 (Maly 2006). Kava kava (Piper methysticum) has become increasingly known in the Western world as a safe anxiolytic herb,...