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What is Kratom and how is it Used?

Kratom is a tree native to Southeast Asia, specifically Malaysia, Thailand, and Myanmar. It is a natural herbal medicine scientifically referred to as Mitragyna speciosa. While the name Kratom is generally used to refer to the native tree, the term is most commonly used to refer to the leaves which are believed to have medicinal values. When extracted, the leaves tend to have some mild-to-moderate psychoactive properties which are believed to cure a myriad of health complications today including tired muscles, stiff necks, fatigue, loneliness etc. It is interesting to note that the kratom tree comes from the same family as that of the coffee tree. It is no wonder when taken in low doses it acts as an effective stimulant and when taken in high doses it acts as a very effective relaxing sedative. The Natives also used Kratom to cure common ailments such as diarrhea and has proven to be a very effective pain killer for common body aches.


If the current statistics are anything to go by, then Kratom is the most sought-after herbal medicine that has proven effective in combating a number of health complications. Kratom is a tree native to Thailand and Malaysia but which has gained in popularity in the western world because of its efficacy in treating a myriad of lifestyle related health complications that affect people today. Kratom is a very effective painkiller that would treat conditions such ads diarrhea, opiates, fatigue, tired muscles, cramps etc. As a matter of fact, Thais and Malaysians have been using Kratom since time immemorial to cure some of the common ailments, but it is only just recently that the herbal medicine was discovered in the western world. There are different ways through which kratom is used. Like the natives, kratom leaves can be chewed directly, the leaves can be steeped to make tea or they can also be dried and crushed into fine powder which can then be mixed into beverages.

Kratom, scientifically referred to as Mitragyna speciosa, is an herbal tree native to Southeast Asia. It is indigenous to Malaysia, Thailand, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. The Kratom tree is part of the large Rubiaceae family, the same family as that of the coffee tree. The Kratom tree can grow up to 100ft in height and can spread up to 15ft or more. Before the Kratom tree was introduced to the western world, natives in Southeast Asia could chew the Kratom leaves or use them to make Kratom resin. The leaves were also smoked for preservation purposes, before they could be crushed and made into fine powder which would then be mixed into fruit juice or apple sauce for ease of consumption. After extensive scientific research, scientists and traditional medicine experts discovered that Kratom has some active ingredients that make it an effective herbal medicine for a wide range of complications. Today, most people take Kratom as a recreational drug.


Traditionally, field workers, farmers and day laborers could chew the Kratom leaves because of their stimulating effect. It is believed that chewing the leaves would make one work more efficiently and easily without getting tired very often. As a matter of fact, Kratom leaves have the same stimulating effect as those of coffee so Kratom was to natives in Southeast Asia what coffee is to people in the Western world. Traditional medicine men always recommended the use of kratom for inflammation, diarrhea, pain, high blood pressure, respiratory complications, and joint pains. It is believed that using Kratom resin on open wounds would accelerate the pace at which the wounds heal. The resin is made by boiling dried or fresh kratom leaves. For preservation purposes, most people would roll the resin made into balls before coating them with flour such that as it cools down, it hardens, thus making the resin last longer.
 

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