WHAT IS KRATOM?

Kratom Let’s Follow The Science:

Natural Kratom comes from the mitragyna speciosa, a tropical evergreen tree in the coffee family native to Southeast Asia whose leaves have been used for centuries as an herbal supplement in traditional medicines.

Kratom is not a drug. Kratom is not an opiate. Kratom is not a synthetic substance. It is Naturally occurring, Kratom is a safe herbal supplement that behaves as a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist. Kratom contains no opiates, but it does bind to the same receptor sites in the brain. Chocolate, coffee, exercise, and even human breast milk hit these receptor sites in a similar fashion. According to a comprehensive analysis by Dr. Jack Henningfield, Ph.D., “kratom’s potential for abuse and dependence is no greater than such widely used and unscheduled substances as nutmeg, hops, St. John’s Wort, chamomile, guarana, and kola nut.”

— Per American Kratom Society