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Kratom
Kratom refers to a medicinal leaf which belongs to a large tree, Mitragyna speciosa in Rubiaceae family. It is native to Southeast Asia and mostly grown in central and southern regions of Thailand.
It was first formally documented by the Dutch colonial botanist Pieter Korthals. It is botanically related to the Corynanthe, Cinchona and Uncaria genera and shares some similar biochemistry. It is popularly by names like ithang, biak biak, ketum, kakuam, and thom and belongs to same family as coffee. Kratom is used in many forms like leaves, kratom extracts, kratom resins, kratom powder, kratom capsules etc.
Kratom Effects:
The Kratom leaves and kratom extracts contain specific chemical agents like mitragynine, mitraphylline, and 7-hydroxymitragynine that are called as alkaloids. Most of the kratom’s pharmacological effects are because of these alkaloids which act on various receptors in the brain, primarily opioid receptors. These active alkaloids have both stimulant and sedative effects on the consumer.