Piper methysticum

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commonly known as Kava, The plant has been used for centuries in the South Pacific to make a ceremonial drink with sedative and anesthetic properties. It is used as a soporific, as well as for asthma and urinary tract infection Starr 070515-7054 Piper methysticum.jpg.

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