The Kratom tree is indigenous to many countries in Southeast Asia like Indonesia, Borneo, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. It is a tropical evergreen tree and (believe it or not) it is in the same family as the coffee tree.

These trees flourish in a tropical climate (looking at you Florida), and typically grow to heights of 75 feet or more. Mitrogyna Speciosa is incredibly hardy. It grows in arid conditions just as well as it does in floodplains. If exposed to high amounts of sun just before harvest, the kratom tree can grow exponentially for a brief period.

People who live in Kratom’s native lands have used it as a wellness supplement for years, harvesting the leaves at just the right time and drying them in specific ways. Kratom has traditionally been used to boost productivity and motivation for manual laborers working long hours. Others have used the leaves in different cultural rites. For southeast Asia natives, Kratom leaves have been either chewed or brewed into tea. Those new to Kratom often balk at it’s strong, herbal taste. Kratom’s bitter tang can easily be avoided by taking it in capsule form.

Pure Kratom LLC offers Kratom powder that is easy to mix into teas or other foods, thereby masking its pungency and making it tolerable (or even enjoyable) to consume for many users.

There are three main strains of Kratom: Red Vein, Green Vein, and White Vein.

Now wait a minute... What about yellow kratom?

Yellow is technically a color hybrid, like Yellow Vein Kratom, which is created by mixing two strains of Kratom together.

Anyhow, back to the three main categories... The main color categories refer to the color of the vein (going down the center of the leaf, or the leaf vein patterns, that are present on the actual kratom leaf.

There are also two other ways to categorize Kratom: The type of Kratom tree the leaves grow on, and how the leaves are processed.

A lot of White Vein and Green Vein Kratom powder comes from Red Vein Kratom trees, but the drying process and the amount of oxygen the leaves get during the drying process changes the leaf hue.

There are even some color hybrids, like Yellow Vein Kratom, which is created by mixing two strains of Kratom together.

A company offering Kratom for sale should be involved in every step of the growing and drying processes. Kats Botanicals ensures that its Kratom products are of the highest quality; we do this by employing a rigorous quality control process that is unmatched in the industry.

The power of the Kratom leaf largely depends on when it’s harvested. If it’s harvested too late or too early, there won’t be a sufficiently high alkaloid content. Our harvesters have been working with Kratom trees for generations, and they have learned when to perfectly time Kratom plant harvesting.

Experienced harvesters know how to process Kratom to result in a specific strain. By drying Kratom leaves for specific periods in the sun and the shade, or by fermenting them in bags, the resulting strains have different alkaloid properties. The leaves are also hand-plucked, which allows harvesters to remove all stems and other unwanted plant matter from the Kratom, producing a premium final product.