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Kratom leaves and their alkaloids

Kratom Alkaloids Explained

What gives kratom its unique effects? That’s easy: alkaloids. How do these alkaloids actually work? That’s a bit more complicated. But thankfully, researchers have provided answers. Organic compounds called alkaloids are abundant throughout nature, including within the Mitragyna speciosa plant known…

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The duality of the brain, with one hemisphere representing calmness and relaxation and the other representing energy and action.

Kratom’s Diverse Effects

Kratom is often compared to coffee, which makes sense given that both plants are part of the same family and can provide similar boosts of energy. But its effects are also commonly described as opioid-like. Coffee and opioids are obviously very…

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A collage of different depictions of alkaloids.

Alkaloids Are Everywhere

You’re already very familiar with alkaloids, whether you realize it or not. Are you a coffee drinker? Then you’ve enjoyed many cups of the alkaloid caffeine. Cigarette smoker? Then you’ve been puffing away on the alkaloid nicotine. Love red hot chili…

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A cup of coffee with foam art depicting a kratom leaf.

Family Ties: Coffee and Kratom

Did you know coffee has a cool younger cousin named kratom? It’s true that coffee and kratom are related, both members of the Rubiaceae plant family. With some obvious differences, coffee and kratom do share many of the same desirable effects…

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The kratom plant and a DNA strand to represent science, artistically blended together on a white background.

A Summary of Kratom Science

Kratom has been in the crosshairs of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for years. It has survived multiple attempts by the FDA to classify it as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), which would make it…

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