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Kava (Piper methysticum)
Claim review in progress
Kava (Piper methysticum) is retained as a structured identity record in the Pacific Islands collection. Its medical, efficacy, dosage, safety, citation, and product claims are withheld until accountable human review is complete.
- Category
- Pacific Islands
- Publication state
- legacy_published
- Review state
- unreviewed
- Record key
- kava
- Source name
- Kava (Piper methysticum)
- Record type
- botanical
- Alternate names
- Piper methysticum, Kawa, Ava, Yaqona, Sakau, Intoxicating pepper, Kava-kava
- External identity candidate
- Q161067 (mapping pending review)
- Record updated
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