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ka·va

(kä′və)

1. A cultivated shrub (Piper methysticum) of the Pacific islands, having heart-shaped leaves. It is widely grown for its roots, which contain psychoactive chemicals.

a. A narcotic beverage prepared from the roots of this plant, used traditionally for social and religious purposes.

b. A dietary supplement derived from the roots of this plant, used as a sedative.

[Tongan, acrid, kava.]

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kava

(ˈkɑːvə)

1. (Plants) a Polynesian shrub, Piper methysticum: family Piperaceae

2. (Plants) a drink prepared from the aromatic roots of this shrub

[C18: from Polynesian (Tongan): bitter]

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ka•va

(ˈkɑ və)

n., pl. -vas.

1. a Polynesian shrub, Piper methysticum, of the pepper family: the roots are used to make an intoxicating beverage.

2. the beverage made from kava.

[1810–20; < Polynesian]

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kava - an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub

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alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant - a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"

Polynesia - the islands in the eastern part of Oceania

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aastate keskel, oli nn Idapakti voi Ida-Locarno kava. Noukogude ajalooteaduses vaideti, et Noukogude valispoliitika kaasaminek Idapakti kavaga demonstreeris ilmekalt kogu maaihnale Noukogude Liidu rahupoliitikat ja et Idapakti kava realiseerumine oleks taielikult kindlustanud Balti riikide julgeoleku.

Artiklis on vaadeldud Idapakti kava uleskerkimist, Balti riikide suhturnist sellesse ja Noukogude Liidu ettepanekusse solmida vastastikuse abistamise leping.

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John's wort and kava look promising, researchers have focused on people who suffer from clinical depression or anxiety--not those who say they just feel "blue" or "edgy."

On special occasions, people living in the South Pacific serve a mood-altering beverage brewed from the ground-up roots of the kava kava tree, just as they've done for thousands of years.

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The effects of the herbal product kava (Kava kava, 'Awa, Yaqona, Piper methysticum) on human P450 isoforms were studied in vitro using both cDNA-expressed human enzymes and cryopreserved human hepatocytes.

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Effects of Kava (Kava-kava, 'Awa, Yaqona, Piper methysticum) on c-DNA-expressed cytochrome P450 enzymes and human cryopreserved hepatocytes

Kava is a perennial shrub native to some islands of the South Pacific and has been cultivated for centuries to prepare a psychoactive beverage from its rhizoma by means of extraction.