Mitragyna Hirsuta, an Alternative to Kratom

Mitragyna hirsuta, also known as “kra thum khok,” is a tropical tree native to Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam. It belongs to the same plant family as Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) and has a long history of use in traditional medicine in Southeast Asia. Like Kratom, M. hirsuta contains several psychoactive compounds, including mitraphylline, rhynchophylline, and hirsutine, […]