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Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) has taken the world by
storm, and this is the original informational site, with
up-to-date research on anything related to this versatile
plant,
including the best sources we've personally discovered.
We seek shops who offer Kratom products made
from only the highest quality leaf, such as Rifat
(Red Vein),
Maeng Da, Thai leaf,
or the latest "Private Reserve" offered by
just a few places. All are known
for their
high mitragynine content, one of the main, but not only, active alkaloids
in this ancient plant from Thailand.
Not sure where to go first? - Read our
Kratom Extracts research
article that de-mystifies all the claims about potency
of different Kratom resins and extracts. There's a
rumor going around that some extracts are no more than
finely ground kratom leaf, but we address that in our "
No
Difference Between Kratom Extracts?"
article. Kratom is an integral part of my world,
and the places I recommend here are
places that I personally buy kratom from. The wide
and varied use of this plant throughout history offers
things that no other legal psychoactives offer.
Don't confuse this amazing plant with a recreational
drug; only responsible use and responsible marketing of
Kratom will help keep it legal for many years to come.
So, if you wish to buy Kratom, buy only
VERIFIED products that have been tested by
well-known botanists like Daniel Siebert. Be wary of the
fake Kratom
that repeatedly appeared on the net; it's
inferior to the product offered at the well-respected and trusted online
entheogen venders we
exclusively link to.
One absolute favorite all-time source is
Shaman's Garden
and the other is the
IAmShaman Shop. Both places have been around
longer than just about any other vendor on the web;
they've earned the reputation as the most reliable,
lowest priced, and in possession of the highest quality
Kratom anywhere. It's no surprise that they are
the first shops to offer a micronized, Water Soluble
Kratom Extract that is unlike anything else on the
market.
Both websites above offer the exact same Kratom products (or
better) for far less than what is offered at places like
www.sagewisdom.org. Both shops
often have
Kratom Seeds as well, which we discuss in detail in our
growing kratom
article.
Speaking of; want to grow your own
Kratom plants? - We're extremely
proud of our article entitled
Kratom Plant Secrets, which discusses the most effective way to keep
your new (and expensive) seedlings that you buy online
alive and well. We've had nothing but great
customer service from both shops and we have no complaints
whatsoever.
Both the RIFAT and the
BUMBLEBEE strains are now reportedly shipping to USA
addresses from both of the above websites.
More on Kratom
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. Keep this in mind whenever
working with Kratom in any capacity.
Also, 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's 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
Informational 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.
Further Info & Articles
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 "can you
smoke kratom" and simply 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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