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Definition of Piper methysticum

Piper methysticum
Methysticin Me*thys"ti*cin, n. (Chem.) A white, silky, crystalline substance extracted from the thick rootstock of a species of pepper (Piper methysticum) of the South Sea Islands; -- called also kanakin.

Meaning of Piper methysticum from wikipedia

- Kava or kava kava (Piper methysti****: Latin 'pepper' and Latinized Gr**** 'intoxicating') is a plant in the pepper family, native to the Pacific Islands...
- Peppers (Piper) ancestrally cultivated by Austronesians include the betel (Piper betle), cubeb pepper (Piper cubeba), kava (Piper methysti****), and the...
- was a close relative of Piper methysti****, the plant from which kava is made in the tropical Pacific. However, given that Piper species also occur in tropical...
- 6-dehydrokavain is one of the six main kavalactones found in the Piper methysti**** (kava) plant. Desmethoxyyangonin is a reversible inhibitor of monoamine...
- chemistry and pharmacology of Piper methysti**** and related species". Bulletin on Narcotics (2): 59–74. "Kava (Piper methysti****): Pharmacodynamics/Kinetics"...
- Hawaii, her master's thesis, titled "The Chemical Constituents of Piper methysti****; or The Chemical Constituents of the Active Principle of the Ava Root"...
- chewing with the tradition of kava drinking prepared from the related Piper methysti****. It was also diffused into East Africa via the Austronesian settlement...
- the extract of St. John's-wort (Hyperi**** perforatum) or of kava (Piper methysti****) can be used for medical purposes to relieve depression and stress...
- ternifolia Cannabis ("Marijuana") Chamomile Duboisia hopwoodii Kava (Piper methysti****) Lemon balm P****iflora spp.(p****iflora incarnata) Nepeta Physochlaina...
- same. The 'ava beverage is made from the dried roots of the plant Piper methysti**** and mixed with water before it is strained for drinking. The plants...