Kratom (Kratom) or Mitragyna speciosa (Korth.) HaviL. is a perennial plant in the Rubiaceae family that has been used as a home remedy for hundreds of years in Southeast Asia. south of thailand to the border Very popular to chew fresh leaves or boiled as a tea to stimulate work without fatigue. In Thailand, it has been used as a remedy for dysentery, diarrhea and colic. And some areas then say that it can relieve diabetes. Farmers prefer to consume by chewing fresh leaves. Or bring the leaves to be burned and pounded and mixed with chili paste to eat as food. In order to have the energy to work and be able to linger under the hot sun without feeling tired.
Whereas the Malays use kratom leaves to be rubbed on wounds and use the whole leaf to be burned until hot and placed on the stomach to treat splenomegaly. as well as using shacks to replace local opium where opium cannot be found. Kratom leaves are often used to control opioid addiction. Especially in New Zealand right now.
There are 3 kinds of huts found in Thailand, namely Cucumber (green stalk), Giant stalk (big leaf) and red stalk, with different names in each place, such as in Thailand in the north it is called E Dang, E Dang, Kra Uam. in the South . called Thom or Thom in Malay called Kutum (Kutum) or Ketum Bia (Ketum Bia) or Biak (Biak) Laos called Naithum (Neithum) Indochina called Kodam (Kodam).
The kratom varieties in Thailand are of course the same as the kratom found in Indonesia, they are the same plant. However, it is necessary to pay attention to those of us who respect kratom, each region certainly has certain qualities. We think that there is a need for research to be carried out by Thailand and Indonesia regarding kratom. It may have differences in the substances contained, the levels of substances, or whatever it is.
