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Kava contains chemicals called kava lactones which are absorbed in the stomach and travel in the bloodstream to the brain. The kava lactones have a painkilling, numbing effect which also relaxes the muscles. The strength of the kava drink can vary greatly depending on the variety of plant used and how it is prepared. In Tonga, kava is like alcohol and drunk nightly at kalapu (Tongan for "club"), which is also called a faikava ("to do kava"). ... If no female touʻa can be found, or it is such a small, very informal gathering, one of the men will do the job of serving the kava root; this is called fakatangata ("all-man"). In 2007, a safety panel of the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a possible link between kava use and seven deaths and 14 liver transplants, mostly in Europe.
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