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Kratom is known for relieving anxiety, depression, chronic pain, insomnia, and fatigue

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Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is the leaf of a tropical deciduous tree within the coffee family (Rubiaceae) native to Southeast Asia.

Kratom has been safely used as a dietary and nootropic supplement, and natural remedy in Southeast Asia for centuries.

Typically consumed in small quantities by chewing fresh or dried leaves, as a steeped tea, or powdered and washed down with a drink. Kratom was used throughout their workday for energy and pain relief. [i]

As a nootropic supplement, Kratom continues to be used to improve mood, as an anxiolytic , for insomnia , pain relief, more energy , as an anti-inflammatory, and to lower blood sugar. [ii]

Here we’ll explore how Kratom benefits your brain.

Kratom helps: Pain : The compounds mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine are agonists of mu (μ) -, delta (δ) – , and kappa (κ) opioid receptors . Resulting in relief from pain . [iii] Anxiolytic : Kratom affects serotonin and norepinephrine pathways in the central nervous system providing relief from anxiety and depression . [iv] Energy : Kratom affects dopamine D 1 receptors which helps boost energy . [v] Overview Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is the leaf of a 4 – 16-meter-high tree indigenous to South East Asia, the Philippines and New Guinea. Kratom is of the Rubiaceae family of flowering plants which includes the coffee plant.The genus was given its Mitragyna name by the Dutch botanist Pieter Korthals in 1839 because the leaves and the stigmas of the flowers of the plant resemble the shape of a bishop’s mitre.Other names of the plant are krathom, kakuam, ithang or thom (Thailand), biak-biak or ketum (Malaysia) , and mambog (Philippines) . Kratom as a nootropic supplement is the leaves of the Mitragyna speciosa tree and are either greenish/white or red in color. Typically supplied as crushed or powdered dried leaves that vary in color from light to dark green and some variants have a reddish […]

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