Drug info - Kawa Kawa (Macropiper excelsum)

[lostmente]

http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/regulator...(Kawakawa).pdf

I have tried it twice.

Initial effects were some what sedating but strangely arousing. Mild dose of 3 fresh medium leaves boiled with lemon juice and then added apple tea later. Produce a spicy brew that went down very well.

It didn't remind me of nutmeg really, nor bzp but maybe kava crossed with viagra

[0utrider]

kava crossed with viagra... very interesting

but how come it has the same name as kava (since kawa is also a common name of kawa..)? istn that kinda misleading? (wasnt there something like this with kratom and some other substances as well... marketing and such..?!)

[Panthers007]

Kawa is Kava is Kawa. It has been spelled both ways. They are the same thing - piper methysticum - no matter what some free-marketeer wishes to sell it as. Properly it would be spelled thus: Kava~Kava.

[cosmicruler]

actually thats incorrect panthers!
Kawakawa is a native plant/tree from New Zealand and the name 'kawakawa' is actually a traditional maori name for the plant...however i believe it is related to kavakava..

http://www.aoteamoana.co.nz/tradition/kawakawa.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macropiper_excelsum
http://www.kiwiherb.co.nz/getHerbProfile.cfm?herbid=22

swim as yet has not tried, but was going to purchase and grow a plant for swims self, but 1 of swims monkeys reported that the tincture was not so great and gave some undesired results(cant remember exactly what they were)

[Panthers007]

Perhaps my source materials are dated then. Kawa was said to be the same animal. But I'm guessing they never bothered with a full investigation. Typical.

I stand corrected. Mea culpa.

[Thirdedge]

Kava Kava is also sometimes called Kawa Kawa in some Countries. The native New Zealand Kawa Kawa (Macropiper excelsum) is closely related to Kava Kava but its chemistry is closer to Nutmeg. When the Maori came to NZ from the Pacific Islands they recognized the similarity of Kawa Kawa to their beloved Kava Kava and prepared it the same way, likely resulting in one hell of a strange trip

[lostmente]

to be honest i have never had kava, but the method of preparation i did worked out very well

lemon juice
apple tea
kawa kawa dried and crushed (only did 3 large leaves, but i have 2 plants)
boiled in water for 10mins


delicious!

[cosmicruler]

kava crossed with viagara??strange.
how did swiy come to that conclusion when swiy hasnt tried kava ?
swim has heard very mixed reports on this and may have to obtain and try for scientific research purposes

[lostmente]

yes swim has a good imagination and has smelled kava before. swim will try kava soon and compare