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Piper methysticum Rootstock
DEFINITION
The article consists of the dried rootstock (rhizome) of Piper methysticum G. Forst. (Family Piperaceae). It meets the Acceptance criteria under the Assay (to come).
SYNONYMS
None known
POTENTIAL CONFOUNDING MATERIALS
Piper wichmannii C.DC.
Piper methysticum var. wichmannii (C.DC.) Lebot.
SELECTED COMMON NAMES
English: Kava, kava-kava, kava pepper
Fijian: Yaqona
French: Ava, kawa-kawa
German: Kawapfeffer
Spanish: Kavaka
CONSTITUENTS OF INTEREST
Kavalactones: Kawain (kavain), dihydrokavain, methysticin, yangonin, and desmethoxyyangonin
Chalconoids:…