Kratom and Covid-19 - A Case Study

Can Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) Alleviate COVID-19 Pain? A Case Study.

In this case report we describe the use of kratom (Mitragyna speciosa), a plant used in traditional medicine in South-East Asia for its therapeutic benefits in self-managing opioid dependence and withdrawal, psychological disorders (e.g., anxiety and depression), and chronic pain (13, 14), and to successfully alleviate COVID-19 related symptoms. Kratom contains more than 40 alkaloids (15, 16), though the majority of its pharmacological properties appear to be related to two of the active compounds: mitragynine and its metabolite 7-hydroxymitragynine (17–19). Kratom is reported to have opioid and non-opioid like effects. In traditional settings in Malaysia and Thailand, rural folks traditionally use kratom as a remedy to treat common health maladies, and kratom consumption practice/tradition do not seem to cause any significant health problems (20–22).

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