"Findings point toward the potential of this drug in pain research as well as the need for further research on the pharmacology of kratom’s constituents, their toxicity and potential value in the treatment of opioid use disorder."
Nora D. Volkow, M.D. , director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), January 2020
Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is a plant used for hundreds of years in Asia that can boost energy, reduce anxiety and depression, or act as a natural painkiller . It has gained traction in the U.S. over the past 40+ years.