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| − | Kratom Usage: Why People Use It
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| − | Kratom or Mitragyna speciosa is a native plant to Southeast Asia regions for example Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Malaysia. This tree is seen as a the ovate-acuminate-shaped dark green leaves and globular yellow-clustered flowers. A kratom tree can grow to 12-30 ft of height and 15 ft of width. There are two different types of the guarana plant: the White Vein and Red Vein varieties. Around Southeast Asia and also the Pacific Islands, the plant can also be known with the name thom, krathom, ketum, kakuam, ithang, or biak biak. Natives of Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia have long been while using plant traditionally before the Western discovered its properties in 1800s. Kratom products are available in the type of the guarana plant extract, fresh leaves, dried leaves, powdered, paste, or small pellets.
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| − | Besides used as painkiller as well as for curing diarrhea, much like other alkaloid-containing plants, kratom is usually employed for therapeutic and recreational purposes. Taken at low to medium dose (around 2 to twenty grams of kratom leaves), the herb can help to eliminate fatigue in addition to elicit euphoria and stimulant-like effects. The stimulating results of the herb include increased sexual and physical energy, more alert mind, improved capability to do hard monotonous physical works, and improved personality such as more talkative, sociable, and friendly. Meanwhile, higher dose of 21 to 50 grams the plant's leaves bring sedative-like effects; making its user resistant against physical and emotional pain, be in pleasurable feeling, feel and look calm, and have pleasant daydreaming. However, a kratom user can also get unpleasant negative effects such as constricted pupils, sweating, itching, nausea, and vomiting.
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| − | Kratom is also found to have properties for opiate addiction. Because the plant has cross-tolerance with opiates, it's used for opiate detox treatment particularly in New Zealand. For about 6 weeks, patients are let to smoke kratom when opiate withdrawal symptoms occur. Within the time range, the kratom dosage will be gradually reduced. Therapeutic use of the plant ought to be controlled by authorized party as regular utilization of kratom alone may cause addiction although not as severe as opium or heroin addictions. Actually, in some countries such as Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, New Zealand, Denmark, and Myanmar using kratom is controlled and illegal possession of the herb can result in strict penalty.
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| − | More studies on kratom also says the herb contains antioxidants and for that reason is considered to possess essential benefits similar to those found in Green tea extract. The herb is also found to contain fiber that is helpful in relieving constipation.
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