Explore articles on the Rubiaceae family, the botanical group that includes the kratom tree, covering plant classification, related species, and origins.
How To Recipes
Kratom and coffee share a botanical family but work through completely different mechanisms in the body, this guide explains the science behind their similarities and differences.
Science Alkaloids
Mitragyna hirsuta is kratom's little-known botanical cousin, sharing a native range and plant family but differing in its dominant alkaloid chemistry. Learn how this Southeast Asian plant has become a popular legal substitute wherever kratom faces restrictions.
Strains Comparisons
Coffee and kratom don’t seem to have much in common at first glance. One wakes people up at breakfast. The other has a growing following in wellness circles. But trace their family trees back far enough, and you’ll find these two plants are cousins — sharing genetic roots, growing conditions, and even a bit of […]
