Kratom of Mitragyna speciosa has been known as a native plant to Southeastern Asian regions inclusive of Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Myanmar. The Kratom tree produces ovate-acuminate-shaped dark green leaves along with globular yellow-clustered flowers. A Kratom tree could grow up to 12-30 feet in height and 15 feet in width. You would come across two different kinds of plants – White Vein and Red Vein varieties.
In various parts of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, the plant is popularly known as Krathom, Thom, Kakuam, Ketum, Biak Biak, and Ithang. People from Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia have been using the plant for a significant length of time. It would not be wrong to suggest that the natives are using the plant for more time than the Western world. The Western people discovered the medicinal properties of the plant in the 19th century. You could make the most of the Kratom extracts, fresh leaves, dried leaves, paste, powdered, or small pellets for treating several ailments. You would also enjoy consuming OPMS Kratom powder purchased from a reputed vendor.
Apart from being a proven painkiller and effective medicine for curing diarrhea, you could make the most of its alkaloid properties. Similar to other alkaloid encompassing plants, Kratom has been often used for recreational and therapeutic purposes. When taken at a low to medium dose, the herb would reduce fatigue along with eliciting euphoria and producing stimulant-like effects.
It would be pertinent to mention here that the stimulant-like effects of the herb would be inclusive of providing physical and sexual energy. The user would have an alert mind, enhanced ability to do hard and monotonous physical works, and improve the overall personality of the user. Improvement in the overall personality would be inclusive of being friendly and a highly social & talkative person.
However, a higher dose of 21 to 50 grams of the plant’s leaves would bring sedative-like effects. It would make the user resistant to physical and emotional pain. Most people would make use of Kratom extracts to feel and appear calm. As the extracts would affect the mind, it would be a great anti-depressant for the people.
It would help provide people with pleasant daydreams. However, by consuming Kratom, you could get a few unpleasant side effects inclusive of excessive sweating, constricted pupils, nausea, itching, and vomiting. Therefore, it would be in your best interest to be aware of the side effects of the herb, based on your condition, before you consume Kratom.
