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Traditional drug culture in the Pacific

Can anyone here give me a lead to investigate cultures in the Pacific that use drugs (or other methods for achieving altered states of consciousness)? I am familiar with the use of Kava in the area, but are there any other methods/substances that have a history in the area?
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Re: Traditional drug culture in the Pacific

Greetings from the South Pacific. NZ Maori culture incorporates Tohunga(Witch Doctorish Styles), and they use a wide variety of NZ native plants. Info is largely passed down in the oral tradition.

Kawa kawa tea is used for a variety of purposes. A lot of ingredients are kept secret, there is a trip in the Whirinaki Forest in NZ where an elder will take you through remnant original forest on a medicinal knowledge trip.

In the pacific islands, kava is the main stay. Not much else grows on the Islands, apart from Coconut Trees(and pot nowadaya). Because of the climate, mushies etc don't grow in the smaller pacific islands.

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