The scientific name or biological name given to Kratom is Mitragynaspeciosa. It is known to have orginated from the family of coffee trees. The coffee tree is known as Rubiaceae. The popular usage of this tree has been made of leaves. The leaves have been in use from centuries and are being favoured even now. The leaves of Kratom have been useful as a herbal drug since many years. In fact, it has been believed to be a saviour for people living in Southeast Asia. Since it has high pain subsiding properties and stimulant drug, it was used to get rid of fevers and malarial reactions.
- When consumed in low doses, it acts as a stimulant
- If consumed in high doses, it acts as a sedative
- Apart from the healing properties, the herbal pill is used for recreational purposes too.
- It is locally used for treating diarrhoea and as a medication against opiate.
- Many south-east Asian people have reportedly considered it for treating the limb disorders such as, arthritis, restless leg syndrome and fibromyalgia.
- It has been claimed to have helped people against malarial infections and certain kinds of mosquito bites and animal bites.
How is Kratom used?
The Kratom leaves and Red Maeng Da Kratom Strains are often sold and obtained in the native regions of the Asian countries. Usually, in order to obtain the full fledge benefits of the leaves, these are chewed and juice is sucked. Often the fresh leaves are considered to be of more beneficial in nature than the older ones. The older leaves are dried and can be harder to chew. However, one can use them in the crushed form or powdered form. The powdered or crushed form is easy to carry and also does not violate any export or import rules. Over the years, the Kratom has gained huge popularity. Hence, many western tourists, who visit these Southeast Asian countries, make it a point to take the package of crushed leaves or powder along with them to their homes, without any troubles.
Kratom is used as recreation purpose. It can be smoked with cigar or hookahs. Many online sites provide free samples of Kratom for trial and testing. Few among them are Legit Kratom, KraomaKratom and Smart Kratom.