What part of the Kratom leaf is best?

Horned Leaf Kratom

most of the desirable alkaloids are found in the leaf tissue between the veins. Kratom users in Thailand often remove the petiole and bigger centre vein before chewing the leaf. For production of dried leaf powder the whole leaf is harvested and dried. Petioles and centre veins are removed manually and then the dried remainder is grinded and sieved. Because the veins are harder they do not grind well and are sieved out. What remains is mainly soft leaf tissue with some smaller vein fragments.
Vendors usually discarded the removed petiole, midvein and sieved out lateral veins. This material is wrongly termed stem and vein. When total alkaloids content is measured these “leftover” materials have less alkaloid compared to the leaf tissue. Therefore largely removing these tissues results in more alkaloids per gram of powder



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What does Kratom Look Like?

Red Vein Kratom

Picture of Kratom

This seems like the perfect way to start a kratom blog don't you think?  For starters, the scientific name is Mitragyna Speciosa. It's important to know this because this is what a lot of enthusiasts call it. Kratom is a tree from the Rubiaceae family (coffee family) native to Southeast Asia in the Indochina and Malesia floristic regions. Most of the Kratom on the market today comes from Indonesia due to it's legality in other regions but we will get into that on another day. The leaf of the tree has been traditionally used for its medicinal properties(and they are amazing!). kratom trees, usually grow to a height of 12–30 ft (3.7–9.1 m) tall and 15 ft (4.6 m) wide, although under the right conditions, certain species can reach up to 40 ft (12 m)–100 ft (30 m) in height. The stem is erect and branching. The leaves of the kratom tree are a dark green colour and can grow to over 7 inches (180 mm) long and 4 inches (100 mm) wide., ovate-acuminate in shape, and opposite in growth pattern. The flowers are yellow and grow in clusters. This genus is characterized by a globular flowering head, bearing up to 120 florets each. During the flower bud stage, the developing florets are surrounded and completely covered by numerous overlapping bracteoles. The leafs shed constantly to create new leafs. Good for us. During the dry season the leaves are very abundant (most believe the most potent as well) and during the rainy season, new growth is more plentiful. Next we will get into what makes kratom so popular(what is in it), and some history. Wow, there is so much to learn about this plant....

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