Well I've taken about 4 Kratom capsules so far! I went to the health food store and got some empty gelatin caps, and I carefully filled a few. The fact it takes some work to make the capsules kinda helps me not to go overboard. I've been taking 1-2 capsules per week, mainly on the days I overdo it (large amounts of walking, cleaning the house, gardening, manual labor, traveling, etc.) These activities tend to "flare" my shoulders really badly :-( Although it doesn't get rid of ALL of my pain, it does help get me through those busy days.
I notice quite a bit of pain relief right after I take a capsule. It does seem sort of like a Tylenol 3 or something of that nature. Pain relief - and I get a tad loopy for a brief hour or 2. But overall I think it helps! I'd recommend it for people with chronic pain.
Kratom leaves or powder is also used for making a bitter tasting Kratom tea and it can also be ingested as kratom extracts or powdered leaves. Once Kratom resin is extracted and reduced, it is a dark brown non-tacky tar-like substance. It can be molded by hand into small pellet-sized balls and swallowed, washed down with juice or water. This method is used most popularly in Western society.
ReplyDeleteKratom resin is derived from a species of a large tree in the Rubiaceae family found in Southeast Asia whose leaves are found to have medicinal properties. It is also popularly known as Krathom, Ketum, Cratom, Kakuam, Ithang and Thom. Its botanical name is Mitragyna speciosa and it is related botanically to the Corynanthe, Cinchona and Uncaria plant genera part of the same family group as coffee. Kratom has number of medical uses and benefits including its psychoactive effects. In Southeast Asia, the fresh leaves are most often chewed by people seeking the numbing yet stimulating effect.
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