Just for reference:
1 = demethoxy-yangonin
2 = dihydrokavain
3 = yangonin
4 = kavain
5 = dihydromethysticin
6 = methysticin
Interesting to see how high the Yangonin and demethoxy-yangonin is present in the wild varieties considering they're usually the lactones in lowest concentration in the kava on the market. I personally am curious about the pharmacology of these lactones due to their (albeit low) affinity for CB1, but alas, there is too little research.
Where did you get the chemotypes listed in this paragraph?
"A typical wild kava (piper Wichmannii) has a chemotype of 215634, notice that the #4, the kavalactone we like so much is at the last position, this is a kava you do not want to drink. The kava called Koniak has a chemotype of 256134, a kava called Borogu has a chemotype of 246531, a kava called Borogoru has a chemotype of 245613."
BTW Deleted User01, I don't think Chris was trying to assault Koniak, but it is of interest to see the chemotype listed although we don't know what source Judd's comes from and what source he had.
It's my understanding though, and please correct me if I'm wrong Chris, that PNG is not known for being a country that drinks kava or exports it, let alone has much of a kava culture. Is it also true that most of the kava grown there is tudei? I only make this assumption based on the fact that all the kava I've come across (or heard about) that was from PNG was tudei, without a doubt. Granted, they might be starting to cultivate and start to selectively breed more "noble-esque" kava, though I don't know. I'm interested in what you know about this.
Also Chris, when you say an optimal kava has the DHM in the 4th position, that would seem contrary to what a lot of people seem to enjoy about the sedative, muscle-relaxant nature of kavas containing more DHM.
For instance, if the "optimal kava" has a chemotype of 462351 and Borogu has a chemotype of 246531 and Boroguru has a 245613 chemotype then why do they consume these in the amount they do, let alone export them (since they have to be noble for export)?