Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is a fascinating plant with a fascinating history.  This site is devoted to becoming  the most comprehensive resource for this wondrous species of plant, so check back often!
Mitragyna speciosa is little known in the United States, but it's one of the most interesting plants we have ever found...
Kratom grows in the lush rainforests in the South of Thailand, and has the unique position of being banned in the country it is indigenous to...true story...

 

 

 

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Kratom  (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's a hearty tree that will tolerate a wide range of conditions except freezing temperatures. We seek out online shops who offer Kratom products made from only the highest quality Kratom leaf, such as Rifat (Red Vein), Maeng Da, Thai leaf, or the latest "Private Reserve" offered by just a couple online shops.  All are known for their high mitragynine content, one of the main, but not only, active alkaloids in Kratom. 

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.

But, if you wish to buy Kratom, buy only VERIFIED Kratom products that have been tested by both Daniel Siebert and another well-known botanist.  Be wary of the fake Kratom that repeatedly appears on the net; it's inferior to the Kratom from the well-respected and trusted online entheogen venders we exclusively link to below:

Shaman's Garden Kratom

The IAmShaman Shop

LIVE PLANTS: Both the RIFAT and the BUMBLEBEE strains of
KRATOM PLANTS are now shipping to USA addresses!

Both sites 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.

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 articles includes:

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.

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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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