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Kratom tea is increasingly popular, but a new study on kratom's side effects has deemed products made with this plant to be a public health threat. Is it a real remedy—or a risk to steer clear of?
In Malaysian kratom varieties, mitragynine is present at lower concentration (12% of total alkaloids). [5] Total alkaloid concentration in dried leaves ranges from 0.5 to 1.5%. Such preparations are orally consumed and typically involve dried kratom leaves which are brewed into tea [4] [5] or ground and placed into capsules. [5]
Mitragyna speciosa is a tropical evergreen tree of the Rubiaceae family (coffee family) native to Southeast Asia. [3] It is indigenous to Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Papua New Guinea, [4] where its leaves, known as kratom, have been used in herbal medicine since at least the 19th century. [5]
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The Summary. Kratom, sometimes referred to as “gas station heroin,” is an herb with opioid- and stimulant-like effects. It can be fatal in very high doses but is not subject to much federal ...
Laudanum is a tincture of opium containing approximately 10% powdered opium by weight (the equivalent of 1% morphine). [1] Laudanum is prepared by dissolving extracts from the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) in alcohol ().
Kratom tea made from the dried leaves of the kratom tree. It has opioid-like properties and some stimulant-like effects. [14] [15] St. John's wort tea, the plant has been shown to have antidepressant properties according to a 2017 meta-analysis. [16] Ephedra tea, mainly from the plant Ephedra sinica. [17] It contains the stimulant ephedrine.
The boiled juice or a tea made from the leaves or the whole plant is taken to relieve fever and other symptoms. It is also used for dysentery, pain, and liver disorders. [143] A tea of the leaves is taken to help control diabetes in Peru and other areas. [144] Laboratory tests indicate that the plant has anti-inflammatory properties. [145 ...