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10 March |
Is Kava the same plant as peppermint? |
Is Kava (Piper Methiscum) the same plant as peppermint?
The name Piper means pepper and methysticum comes from the Greek word methystikos and means intoxicated in the sense of "high".
The Kava belongs to the pepper-family = Piperaceae
Mentha piperita means pepper-tasty mint and belongs to the mint-family = Lamiaceae
You see, the names are similar but the plants are quite different.
Kava, is both a plant and a beverage made from the roots of the Kava plant. Kava is grown on islands in Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia. The worlds largest producer and strongest kava in the world hails from the Republic of Vanuatu.
