I read Tudei translated means 2 days or is that how it is pronounced? Is it really dangerous? And why is it? I'm going for a week in the sun today so won't be drinking any Kava. I don't want to take anything that's going to poison me. Do the Islanders drink Tudei? Sorry I'm very uneducated still as only been using for a relatively short time.
Hi Sadie, it is pronounced like two day, it is a type of pidgin language in Vanuatu, the Ni Vanuatu speak it. The Islanders do NOT drink tudei kava, they only drink Noble. There are some people that drink it and for a while there were actually a lot of people drinking it and did not even know it.
I do not think it will kill you but it will give you the dermopathy faster than with noble and a bit worst too. Some people will not be able to handle drinking it and they will vomit after drinking it but note that some do not, it does depend on the person, and all of my friends here in Hawaii do not drink it and when we did it certainly made us feel like vomiting and some did. It will also cause a hang over thus the name tudei, the effects can last for up to 2 days or more. Just remember tudei kava was never meant to drink, the locals used it in medicine and ceremonies, they only used Noble kava to drink. So if you want to use kava, the Islander have over 3000 years of experience using kava and I like to follow there lead.
There is also some scientific research that is being done right now that seems to point to the tudei possibly having some chemicals that we might want to stay away from. I hope this answered your question. Aloha.
Chris