Piper methysticum (traditional prep)
Traditional Pacific Island preparation — root pounded and soaked in water (NOT alcohol extract). The traditional water preparation has 3000+ years of safe use in Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, and Samoa. Noble cultivars only. Hepatotoxicity linked to non-noble/non-root parts.
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NEVER with alcohol. Benzodiazepines, hepatotoxic drugs, levodopa.
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Numbness of mouth, relaxation, kanikani (dermopathy with chronic heavy use).
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