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Kava is regarded as the national beverage of Fiji, where it is often served to welcome visitors.

Why Kava Laws Choose Tradition Over Commercialization

New Zealand regulations prevent the sacred beverage of the Pacific Islands from being watered down.

Andrew Coletti February 8, 2024

Jambú, also known as the "buzz button," adds a numbing note to soup and liquor in the Brazilian Amazon.

A Tongue-Tingling Tour of Mouth-Numbing Spices

Is "electrifying" the sixth human taste?

Sam Lin-Sommer January 9, 2023

A hive in Lamjung, Nepal, likely of bees that can make mad honey.

Mad Honey

This hallucinogenic honey can sell for over $60 a pound on the black market.

The beautiful Brunfelsia grandiflora flower.

Chiric Sanango

A vibrant, lesser-known hallucinogen of the Amazon.

Preparing a batch of ayahuasca tea in Ecuador.

Ayahuasca

One vine unlocks the powers of a psychedelic shrub.

Sweet paan sans areca nut.

Paan

This chewable Indian digestive soothes stomachs, freshens breath, and might give you cancer.

It's no fishing trip tripping on fish.

Salema Porgy

After dining on this fish, your next course might be 36 hours of hallucinations.

The prickly toloache fruit, with seeds inside.

Toloache

The Mesoamerican plant is used as a hallucinogen, medicine, and aphrodisiac.

Two's a party, three's still a party.

Bhang

To celebrate the Holi festival, many Indians raise a glass of cannabis-infused milk.

The peyote cactus is cute as a button.

Peyote

Mexican and American Indians have a long history with this powerful cactus.

Kava

The South Pacific's shrub-based drink causes relaxation, euphoria, and a tingling sensation.

Kratom tea with powder and whisk in the background.

Kratom Tea

This Southeast Asian leaf can wake you up, knock you out, and subdue heroin withdrawal.

Whole, organic iboga root bark.

Iboga

The psychedelic root used in a sacred Bwiti ritual may also treat heroin withdrawal.

Miracle berries are native to Western Africa; locals have eaten them for centuries.

Miracle Berries

When life gives you lemons, this tropical fruit makes 'em taste like lemonade.