5 Things to Know About Kratom

Now that you have come to the best place to buy Kratom online, it is important to know what Kratom is prior to making a purchase. Kratom, genus Mitragyna Speciosa, is an indigenous evergreen tree to Thailand and regionally throughout Southeast Asia, the plant is at times found in northern parts of Asia as well. The plant which can grow to over 30ft and flourishes in wet fertile and humid soil was formally discovered by a Dutch botanist named Peter Willem Korthals. Korthals formally identified and classified this plant and wrote about its properties in a journal named ‘Observasions de Nauclais Indicis’. These journal notes were further confirmed by George Darby Haviland a British surgeon. The people native to Southeast Asia however, had discovered the Kratom plant years before its official documentation by the science and medical communities; its exact date of discovery nevertheless is unknown.

The plant’s leaves are what botanists, scientists and medical researchers tend to focus on, as they are the parts of the plant that contain its many potential medical compounds. It’s medicinal properties and many alkaloids are what led the Thai government to enact the Kratom Act 2486) which came into force on 3 August 1943 as means to prohibit its use. Maeng da Kratom

What to Know About Kratom Use

It’s thought that mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine may help control pain by attaching to proteins called opioid receptors and, in turn, reducing pain perception.


The results of a recent online survey found that kratom users in the United States tend to be middle-aged, middle-income people living with pain. White Maeng Da

Most of the over 8,000 survey respondents said that they were using kratom to treat pain or improve their mood. A smaller but significant number said they were using it to help them quit opioid drugs (a class of medication used for pain relief) or to treat opioid withdrawal.



A mouse-based study published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry in 2016 indicated that kratom may not slow breathing to the same extent as other pain-relieving drugs like morphine. Given that deaths due to opioid overdose are usually the result of respiratory depression, the study's finding suggests that further research on the compounds in kratom is warranted. Cheap Kratom


Kratom is also increasingly used as an herbal approach to alleviating symptoms associated with opioid withdrawal, such as muscle aches and mood disturbance.

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