Kratom

Mitragyna speciosa is the fancy taxonomical name for kratom, a deciduous evergreen* tree native to Southeast Asia that’s in the Rubiaceae family alongside coffee and tea. Unlike these two oh-so-common commodities, kratom doesn’t contain any caffeine. Rather, kratom contains about two dozen alkaloids that are collectively responsible for its pain-relieving, uplifting, and opioid-dependency-satisfying effects. “Kratom” […]

The United States is home to about 330 million people, who are spread across some 3.797 million square miles. I live in the third-most populated country in the world. It’s behind China and India, respectively, and directly in front of the Republic of Indonesia, which is home to 270 million residents. Indonesia, a group of

Businesses label different types of goods that have slight differences — they might not even be noticeable — using marketing-friendly names that build brand identity and are conducive to experiencing relatively high sales figures. Kratom vendors do the same thing. As kratom consumers, we’ve all likely heard of varieties such as Green Maeng Da, Yellow,