It’s official.
Kava which is also known as yaqona or grog in Fiji relieves depression.
Kava is hugely important in a number of Pacific island cultures and for Fiji it has huge potential for exports.
The benefits of kava have now been shown in a controlled Queensland University study, to include easing anxiety and lifting depression.
University of Queensland Researcher Jerome Saris said the results are interesting.
A number of Pacific island countries began exporting kava but that came to a virtual halt when tests in Europe indicated that the way the kava pills were being made led to concerns about liver damage.
It now appears that the production process of the kava pills included material other than the peeled woodstock of the kava plant.
The research team is now proposing the establishment of a Regional Kava Quality Control mechanism to ensure that the quality of the kava to be exported, meets standards that would ensure it is safe.
Its official Kava relieves depression
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