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Mitragyna speciosa, commonly known as kratom, is a tropical evergreen tree in the coffee family native to the Southeast Asian countries of Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. The tree contains opioid-like properties and mild-stimulating effects, making it an excellent remedy for pain and fatigue.   In the Southeast Asian countries where kratom grows indigenously, extracts from this herb have been used in folk medicine from at least the mid-19th century to treat numerous ailments. Existing scientific research and ongoing studies seem to corroborate kratom’s traditional therapeutic claims. That explains the growing popularity of the herb among alternative medicine…