Project Gutenberg 2022-03-29 Public domain in the USA. 117 Ball, Alice A. 1892 1916 Ball, Alice Augusta The Chemical Constituents of Piper Methysticum Or, The Chemical Constituents of the Active Principle of the Ava Root $aUnited States :$bThe College of Hawaii,$c1915. Thesis presented for the degree of Master of Science at the College of Hawaii, June 1915 by Alice A. Ball. Mary Glenn Krause, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa) "The Chemical Constituents of Piper Methysticum" by Alice A. Ball is a scientific publication presented as a master's thesis in the early 20th century. It discusses the chemical properties and constituents of the kava root, specifically focusing on the active ingredients responsible for its physiological effects. The work is grounded in original research and exploration of the extraction and analysis of the substances found within the kava plant. In this detailed exploration, Alice A. Ball lays out a comprehensive study of the methods used to extract the active components of the kava root, including the techniques of resin separation and the identification of various chemical compounds like methysticin and its derivatives. The thesis not only describes the chemical analysis and the methods of experimentation but also delves into the physiological actions observed in preliminary tests, particularly on rabbits. Through her meticulous research, she concludes that the kava root lacks alkaloidal substances and discusses its psychoactive effects, primarily linked to resinous elements rather than traditional alkaloids. This pioneering work significantly contributes to the understanding of kava's chemical makeup and its implications in both scientific and cultural contexts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/1844 20211228133014ball 1915 US Reading ease score: 64.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Kava plant QD QK Text Category: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry Category: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology 91486 2025-06-27T04:03:27.873801 text/html 67171 2024-10-18T20:40:42 text/html 165895 2025-06-27T04:03:30.602789 application/epub+zip 164788 2025-06-27T04:03:28.447816 application/epub+zip 87544 2025-06-27T04:03:28.128781 application/epub+zip 193999 2025-06-27T04:03:32.273768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179621 2025-06-27T04:03:30.309778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102838 2022-09-30T13:21:25.702210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 68950 2025-06-27T04:03:27.624788 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48938 2024-10-18T20:40:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17063 2025-06-27T04:03:32.401781 application/rdf+xml 5756 2025-06-27T04:03:28.228786 image/jpeg 1365 2025-06-27T04:03:28.178778 image/jpeg 123987 2025-06-27T04:03:27.886793 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia