Top 5 Historical Uses of Kratom
by John Vastola
Kratom is an herbal product that is made from the leaves of a shrub native to southeast Asia and comes in four main varieties that are identified by the color of the veins and stems: red, white, green, and yellow. To determine whether a person might benefit from using kratom it is to useful to consider some of the historical uses of the herb.
1. Energy – Green veins are commonly used to ward off fatigue from long hours of physical labor.
2. Mood Lift / Anxiety – Green and White veins have been used to improve mood in social settings or lift one’s spirits and ward off anxiety.
3. Pain – Historically used to ease moderate to severe pain. Testing has shown that it can be 20x more effective than morphine in studies on mice, without the respiratory depression.
4. Mental Focus – White veins have been used to increase cognitive functions, to aid in mentally tedious work, making the body calm but the mind focused.
5. Withdrawals – Historically it has been successfully used to treat withdrawal symptoms from opium. In modern times anecdotal evidence shows people have much higher success rate transitioning off alcohol, opioids and amphetamines.
These statements have not been approved by the FDA
John Vastola is the owner of Kreat Day Botanicals.
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