When visiting a village, you are expected to arrive bearing a large, grubby kava root. Kava is Fiji's traditional drink, which, in my neophyte opinion, tastes of disinfectant and month-old dishwater.

你一到达，就会有卡瓦酒来招待你，卡瓦酒似斐济传统的饮品，依我看这个饮品就像消毒剂的味道和放了一个月之久的洗碗水差不多，有一点温和的麻木感觉，有止痛效果。

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Kava kava is banned in the UK because of reports of associated liver damage.

由于和肝脏损害有关，卡法根禁止在英国使用。

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Kava Kava can be used in the form of an herbal tea to reduce stress, anxiety and sleeping disorders.

卡瓦·卡瓦可以用在形式的凉茶，以减少紧张，焦虑和睡眠障碍。

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It was a culture shock after his self-confessed "easy life" back home -- where he admits a love for the local alcohol kava resulted in him getting a gold tooth after coming off second best in a drunken fight.

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In 2002, the FDA warned consumers about reports of liver damage associated with kava, but the agency stopped short of pulling the product from shelves -- a step that public health officials in other countries have taken.

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