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Kratom or
mitragyna
speciosa refers to
the tree that is indigenous to
Thailand.
Kratom and Thailand is what the Oak or Maple tree is
to North America. It is a hearty tree that will tolerate a
wide range of conditions except freezing temperatures.
We seek out shops who offer or cultivate the "Rifat"
or Red Vein strain, known for its
high Mitragynine content, and its characteristic "red
veins". We have found only a few, and if you wish to buy Kratom, buy only VERIFIED Kratom and Kratom
extracts (or resins) tested by
both Daniel Siebert and one other well-known botanist. Be wary of the
fake Kratom
that has appeared repeatedly on the internet; it's
inferior to the Kratom from the well-respected online ethnobotanical shop(s) we
exclusively link to here:
Shaman's Garden Kratom
The IAmShaman Shop
They offer the same Kratom that sells at
www.sagewisdom.org
for about $40.00/oz for far less. You can also buy Mitragyna speciosa
from The IAmShaman Shop with many more varieties and
choices for much less. Both shops sometimes even have
Kratom Seeds, which we discuss in detail in our
growing kratom
article. We've had nothing but great
customer service from them and we have no complaints
whatsoever.
Mitragynine
isn't the only known desirable alkaloid contained within this
plant; there's a complex series of 14-24 alkaloids
that work together synergistically, and can only be
gathered through both a water extraction and an alcohol
extraction combined.
Look the the left and you will see images of the gorgeous
flowers of this plant; they look like some kind of
"space spikes" and can grow to be as big as a fist.
(We have a beautiful close-up of a
kratom plant as a reference if you're interested. The Mitragyna genus, part of the family
Rubiaceae, is found in
tropical and sub-tropical regions of Asia and Africa.
Asian Mitragynas are often found in rainforests, while the
African species (which are sometimes still classed in a
separate genus, Hallea) are often found in swamps. Most
species reach heights of almost
100 feet.
Reportedly there is a new strain of "Private Reserve" trees
that are privately grown and have been said to be
shooting up a
remarkable 4-6 feet per year. This makes it obvious that their
Kratom trees are getting ready to be giants from this
very young age.
Our growing list of articles include:
Thailand is a Southeast Asian,
predominantly Buddhist kingdom almost smack dab in-between
India and China. For centuries it was known by outsiders as Siam,
and Thailand has been something of a Southeast Asian
crossroads. It is here where we find accounts of the
earliest stories of
chewing kratom
to help one get through their work day.
Thailand has an area of 517,000 sq km, making it slightly
smaller than the state of Texas in the USA, or about the
size of France. Its shape on the map has been compared to
the head of an elephant, with its trunk extending down the
Malay peninsula. The center of Thailand stands Bangkok,
and Thailand has perhaps the most diverse climate in South
East Asia.
There are high mountains in the in the North where little
grows
(the southernmost extreme of a series of ranges that extend
across northern Myanmar and south-west China to the
south-eastern edges of the Tibet Plateau) to
limestone-encrusted tropical islands in the South that are
part of the Malay Archipelago.
These broad geographic characteristics divide the country
into four main zones: the fertile centre region, dominated
by the Chao Phraya River; the north-east plateau, the
kingdom's poorest region, rising some 300m above the
central plain; Northern Thailand, a region of mountains
and fertile valleys; and the Southern peninsula, which
extends to the Malaysian border frontier and is
predominantly rainforest. This lush rainforest is the home
of most of the Mitragyna trees.
So, throughout the website, we've offer an ever-increasing
amount of useful information about all kinds of kratom
products such as the relatively new
standardized kratom
and the controversial new guinea 20x extract,
as
well as Bali kratom pies
and
kratom leaf.
We
also have links to places like a
kratom forum
that we neither visit or endorse, as well as our
favorite venders selling
kratom, unique
articles that ask questions about what
kratom effects
have been documented and tested, or where to find the
bestselling kratom
on the internet, and much more.
Look to our SITEMAP for
all our articles and information.
If you have any information that you would feel is useful
to us in any way, please contact us at admin at
kratomshop dot com, and we will respond as quickly as
possible. We offer payment for unique articles you
may have, including experience and historical reports
related to this plant that has such rich
historical value. If you are looking for
kratom wholesale,
if you have
wholesale questions
or are simply looking for
kratom recipes
please feel free to peruse our site, where you will even
find articles about our own personal experiences with a
slew of online venders, including our own pitfalls and
recommendations that we have found throughout our
history as the premier informational site regarding this
plant. We only do Kratom, and we cover it better
than anyone else we've found.
One question we've been asked a thousand times is whether
we have ever heard of any reports of people
smoking kratom.
To be honest, we have never tried this, and haven't
heard from anyone who actually has. This has never
been documented as a traditional use, but burning it as
an incense does have some anecdotal evidence from our
research, although, we have yet to uncover any
documentation of this plant being rolled into a
cigarette, either on its own, or with other smoking
herbs. If you have information about that
particular thought, we would love to hear from you.
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