| Highlight of the chemistry and pharmacology of yaqona, Piper methysticum. |
| Called yaqona it is a mild narcotic made from the ground root of a pepper plant and known all over Fiji as grog. |
| The drink, officially called yaqona but known all over Fiji as grog, is so strong that heavy drinkers develop scaly skin, can't work and in some cases can't walk. |
| Visiting Nakabuta on Viti Levu, we were invited to enter the largest of the thatched houses to participate in the traditional yaqona ceremony. |
