Promotes Peaceful Relaxation. Reduces Stress & Frustration.Our Kava root grows in the rich, volcanic soil of the Vanuatu Islands in the South Pacific, and is considered the best Kava in the world. Unlike commercially cultivated Kava, which is plantation-grown with agricultural chemicals, our Kava roots are grown according to ancient tradition in chemical-free village gardens which we have visited in-person and approved. Our roots are indeed organically grown, but cannot be officially "certified" as such because of the extreme remoteness of the villages.Herb Pharm's Kava is prepared from the whole rhizome & root (never peel, stem or leaf) of 4 to 8 year-old Piper methysticum plants, and is extracted using only pharmaceutical-grade, certified organic grain alcohol (never industrial solvents).