Kava History Kava’s real name Piper Methysticum is grown primarily in the islands of the Pacific Ocean - so Fiji, Micronesia, Vanuatu, the Samoas and Tonga. People who live on these islands have used Kava for hundreds of years, mainly for social gatherings and natural medicinal purposes  The two most prominent alkaloids in Kava are kavapyrones and kavalactones These alkaloids target the neurotransmitters in the brain - specifically the Gamma...