How to Make Kratom Tea

Introduction

Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is an etheogen that provides soothing analgesic, mood enhancing, and muscle relaxing effects to users in Thailand. Give this plant a try! It really works!

This article includes a commonly used method for brewing a wonderfully effective Kratom Tea.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You'll Need

• Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa, either dried leaves, or fine powder)
• Coffee Filter or Strainer
• Cup or Glass
• Water
• Honey, Juice, and/or Sugar (all optional)

Steps

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Step One

For this guide, I will be using 50 grams of crushed Kratom leaves per 1 liter. Depending on your tolerance to the taste/effects you can add more or less per liter. If you want a stronger brew, I would recommend one of the fine (possibly enhanced) kratom powders.

Take the 50 grams of crushed leaves and place them in a pot. Add 1 liter of water.

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Step Two

Gently boil the leaves in the water for 15 minutes, you may stir or agitate the mixture for the first 5-10 minutes, but leave it to simply boil for the last 5.

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Step Three

Take the pot off the burner and pour the water into a container through a strainer. Once strained, squeeze or press the leaves, and drain any excess fluid into the container as well.

If you used a finely powdered kratom product, it would be best to use a coffee filter instead of a strainer, most powdered products slip right through strainers.

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Step Four

After completing step 3, take the leaves from the strainer, place them back in the pot, and repeat steps 2 and 3, up to 3 more times. A good way to tell if its worth it to repeat again, is to taste (just a little) or smell the prior liquid yielded (before straining). If it has a strong, bitter, "kratomy" taste, then it would be worthwhile to repeat the process. If it has a much weaker, bland taste, then chances are, you removed most of the alkaloids in your previous extractions.

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Step Five

Finally, once done repeating steps 2 and 3, dispose of the leaves (I enjoy chewing on them, though, just a tip!), and turn back to the liquid yielded from the extraction.

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Step Six

Drinking kratom tea isn't pleasant for everybody. I personally enjoy it with any combination of honey, sugar, and/or fruit juice. Start small with your doses (if you used 50g/L then one to three cups, depending on bodyweight/tolerance), as too large a dose of kratom could result in a negative experience.

No specifics on how much sugar/honey/juice to add, everyone's different, you know. But heres a tip. If you can't bear the taste well, don't bother mixing anything, just slam it down as fast as you can. If you are able to deal with the taste, try a mixture of sugar/honey/juice that satisfies you.

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Step Seven

Drink and enjoy. Effects begin about 10-30 minutes after consumption, and last up to 4 hours.