Iwi

[The Kap'n]

I am not saying anything about any controversy but I thought this would be a good spot to insert some information. "A Tudei that's "not like" other Tudeis?" I can tell you that Isa and Iwi are 2 tudie kava's from PNG, while a lot of people might get sick from drinking Isa and some don't. All would get sick from drinking Iwi, there is that much of a difference between the 2, there are differences. Aloha.

Chris

Hey Chris. Just a random question. If Iwi is guaranteed to make you sick if you consume it, is there any historical or cultural/medical use for it, or is it just a curiosity/reference?

 

[TheKavaSociety]

I know I am not Chris, but perhaps I might try to speculate about a potential answer. I've read that some people in PNG (I think) use a certain type of kava to "induce a deathlike lethargy" during funerals.

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[Gourmet Hawaiian Kava]

Hey Chris. Just a random question. If Iwi is guaranteed to make you sick if you consume it, is there any historical or cultural/medical use for it, or is it just a curiosity/reference?

Henry is correct but they also used this kind of kava to catch fish, they would pound the roots and put it in the water and the fish would get krunked real bad so the fisherman can go and collect the fish real easy. Aloha.

Chris

 

[The Kap'n]

Henry is correct but they also used this kind of kava to catch fish, they would pound the roots and put it in the water and the fish would get krunked real bad so the fisherman can go and collect the fish real easy. Aloha.

Chris

That's fascinating. I think I saw an episode of survivor man where they pounded roots, and placed them in a stream and all the fish floated to the surface. So that's what that was! I had a gut feeling it was somehow kava related when I saw them do it on that show.

 

[Zac Imiola (Herbalist)]

Hahaha that is so badass!

I think thats how Jamaican dogwood was used

 

[Alia]

I know I am not Chris, but perhaps I might try to speculate about a potential answer. I've read that some people in PNG (I think) use a certain type of kava to "induce a deathlike lethargy" during funerals.

Also:

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Yes @Henry I have also read and heard directly from folks that both Isa and Iwi were used for exactly these purposes.