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Mitragyna speciosa - Kratom

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[[File:Kratom leafes.jpg|thumb|right|''Mitragyna speciosa'', ''kratom'']]
'''Mitragyna speciosa Korth'''. (commonly known as '''kratom''', also '''ketum'''),<ref name="int"/> is a tropical evergreen tree in the coffee family (Rubiaceae) . and it is native to Southeast Asia in the Indochina and Malaysia phytochoria (botanical regions). M. speciosa is indigenous to Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia, Myanmar, and Papua New Guinea where it has been used in traditional medicine since at least the nineteenth century.
== Description Uses== Mitragyna speciosa is an evergreen tree that can grow to a height of 25 m (82 ft) tall {{Uses|vomiting}}, {{Uses|diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|anorexia}}, {{Uses|darkened and the trunk may grow to a 0.9 m (3 ft) diameter. The trunk is generally straight and the outer bark is smooth and grey. The leaves are dark green and glossydry skin}}, {{Uses|psychosis}}, and can grow to over 14–20 cm (5.5–7.9 in) long and 7–12 cm (2.8–4.7 in) wide when fully open{{Uses|hypertension}}, are ovate-acuminate in shape{{Uses|indigestion}}, and opposite in growth pattern{{Uses|Diarrhea}}, with 12–17 pairs of veins. The flowers grow in clusters of three at the ends of the branches. The calyx-tube is 2 mm (0.079 in) long and has 5 lobes; the corolla{{Uses|stomach-tube is 2.5–3 millimetres (0.098–0.118 in) long.ache}}
== Uses Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
*The ==Chemical Composition==Mitragynine is the most abundant alkaloid in the leaves are chewed to relieve musculoskeletal pain, increase energy, appetite, . It was first isolated in 1921 and sexual desire its chemical structure was fully elucidated in ways similar to khat and coca1964.*The leaves or extracts from them are used to heal wounds and as a local anesthetic. Extracts and leaves have been used to treat coughssystematic (Chemical Abstract) name is (αE,2S,3S,12bS)-3-ethyl-1,2,3,4,6,7,12, diarrhea12b-octahydro-8-methoxy-α-(methoxymethylene)-indolo[2, and intestinal infections.*Kratom is often used by workers in laborious or monotonous professions to stave off exhaustion as well as 3-a mood enhancer and]quinolizine-2-acetic acid methyl ester (CAS Registry Number: 4098-40-2)<ref name="chemical composition"/or painkiller.*kratom was "used as a snack to receive guests and was part of the ritual worship of ancestors and gods.>
==Common namenames=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
* '''English''' ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - kratomSubstance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya===
===Rasa=== ===Guna=== ===Veerya=== ===Vipaka=== ===Karma=== ===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Semi-deciduous Tree}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|alternate|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}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|3-5cm long|Yellow|5-20|The flowers are crowded in a round terminal inflorescences which are three to five centimeters long}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|simple|7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Kratom originates from hot, latitude part of the world, and therefore prefers warm latitude, even drench-like situations. Only this reason alone it makes growing Kratom naturally from seed in the open air is a difficult, at least if you want to see the sweet of growth that Kratom is able<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> == References == <references><ref name="intchemical composition">[httpshttp://npgswebwww.emcdda.ars-grineuropa.goveu/gringlobalpublications/taxonomydetail.aspx?417532 Mitragyna speciosa information from NPGSdrug-profiles/GRINkratom "Pharmacology"]</ref></references>
<ref name== External Links =="Leaf">[http://eol.org/pages/1106532/details "plant description"]</ref>
*<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[httpshttp://enwww.wikipediavegetablegardener.orgcom/item/wiki63876/Mitragyna_speciosa Mitragyna speciosahow-to-Wikipediagrow-kratom-plants " Growin of Kratom Plants"]</ref></references>
==External Links==
* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/mitragyna-speciosa Mitragyna speciosa on sceince direct]
* [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11419-015-0305-6 Chemical characterization and in vitro cyto- and genotoxicity of ‘legal high’ products containing Kratom]
* [http://eol.org/pages/1106532/details Mitragyna speciosa on encyclopedea of life]
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