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About Kratom
Kratom is the dried leaf material of the Mitragyna speciosa plant, which was named by E. M. Holmes in 1895. Holmes then called Kratom an Opium substitute. Kratom is a member of the coffee family. Little is known about the origin of Kratom (Mitragyna Speciosa), as it is spread in Southeast Asia.
History
Kratom is known for thousands of years, it was officially documented for the first time in the early 19th century. This happened in Thailand by Dutch botanist Pieter Korthals. Pieter Korthals gave the scientific name: "Mitragyna speciosa" to Kratom when he documented it.
Kratom Tree
The Kratom tree is also known as "Thom" or "Ketum". Kratom is derived from a Thai word for a species of tree known as Mitragyna speciosa. It is a large tree in the Rubiaceae family. The tropical evergreen tree has its roots in the coffee family and is native to Southeast Asia. Kratom trees can grow higher than 18 meters and wider than 4.5 meters. It has light to dark green colored oval-shaped leaves and round yellow flowers, each containing about 50 seeds. The Kratom tree grows in wet or marshy areas.
Kratom grows in areas like
- Thailand
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Sumatra
- Java
- Bali
- Borneo
- The Sunda Islands
- Papua New Guinea
These areas have different climates. Kratom adapts strongly to its surroundings. As a result, there have been several Kratom species with their own unique effects and powers.