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| Mitragyna speciosa is barely known in the United
States, but one of the most interesting plants we have
ever found... |
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| 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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Smoking Kratom
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Smoking Kratom is not a practice we have ever
heard about. In Thailand, we asked many locals who were familiar with Kratom, if
they had ever heard of anyone smoking it, and the answer was always the same; no
one had ever heard of such a practice.
It’s not to say that Kratom will not vaporize when flame is applied to it.
According to the Merck Index, the melting point of Kratom is 102 – 106 degrees,
and the boiling point is 230 – 240 degrees. This means that it is possible to
put a flame to it to release the active components of the plant.
But, as previously mentioned, there is little to no know use for smoking Kratom,
even in the native land. This does admittedly seem a bit odd, because whenever
humans seem to get the opportunity for a psychoactive to be smoked, whether it’s
tobacco or any other leafy herbal product, they seem to have a tendency to want
to see if it can be smoked.
This could partly be due to how traditions are formed, and just as Kava Kava has
always been made into a drink, Kratom traditionally seems to be made into a
resinous ball after boiling the leaves of the plant. The resinous balls are then
refrigerated for later use. Since these resinous balls were made in advance and
stored like cookies, the act of smoking Kratom may never have come to pass.
Be advised that smoking in general has its dangers, and smoking of any kind can
be dangerous to your health, if not fatal.
Specific to Mitragyna speciosa
(Kratom):
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