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Kratom 101

Straight facts about the most-debated botanical we work with.

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Kratom 101, in motion

The original Kratom 101 clip: what the leaf is, how people use it, the real risks, and how legality varies. Play it with sound on when you're ready.

Storyboard Easy Days original

Hand-inked Easy Days comic in three panels: kratom leaves on a branch in dense forest with the Easy Days logo, a grower holding up a single leaf beside an open field notebook of botanical sketches, and a woman in an orange Easy Days jacket examining a small Easy Days bottle at a desk under a framed botanical print.
The leaf, the grower, and the finished bottle.

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What kratom is

Kratom is the leaf of Mitragyna speciosa, a tree in the coffee family native to Southeast Asia. Laborers there have traditionally chewed or brewed the leaf. Its primary alkaloids are mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine.

Kratom — the leaf

  • PlantMitragyna speciosa
  • Part usedLeaf
  • OriginSoutheast Asia
  • On our labelNamed plainly on the front of Kava + Kratom

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How people use it

Kratom is typically taken as a brewed leaf tea or powdered leaf. Reported effects are strongly dose-dependent and vary between individuals more than most botanicals.

How people use it

  1. Read the label before opening.
  2. Start low — a partial serving.
  3. Wait a full hour before considering more.
  4. Never stack with alcohol or sedatives.

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Real risks — please read

  • Kratom can be habit-forming. Regular use may lead to dependence and withdrawal.
  • Adverse effects can include nausea, dizziness, constipation, and elevated heart rate.
  • Serious interactions are possible with alcohol, opioids, sedatives, and many prescription medications.
  • Concentrated or adulterated kratom products carry substantially higher risk than plain leaf.
  • Do not use if pregnant, nursing, under 21, or with a history of substance use disorder.

Real risks

  • May be habit-forming
  • Interacts with many medications
  • Not for anyone under 21
  • Not for use if pregnant or nursing

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Legality varies

Kratom is legal in most U.S. states but is banned or restricted in several states and in certain counties and cities. Legality can change. It is your responsibility to confirm the law where you live before ordering; we will not ship into jurisdictions where it is prohibited. See our shipping policy for the current restricted list process.

Legality varies by jurisdiction

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Our standards

We buy only lab-verified plain leaf material, publish the alkaloid content, and never sell enhanced or semi-synthetic extracts such as isolated 7-hydroxymitragynine.

Our standards

  1. Named growers, traceable material.
  2. Identity and potency confirmed per lot.
  3. Heavy metals and microbials screened per lot.
  4. Lot number printed on the bottle.

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Disclaimer

This page is general education, not medical advice. Kratom is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, and is not a treatment for opioid withdrawal or pain. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.

General education, not medical advice

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

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Reading the label

Kava root and kratom leaf are named on the front of the Kava + Kratom bottle.

How to read the label

Easy Days Kava + Kratom 2 fl oz bottle, front label

Pictured: Kava + Kratom. The Kava + Caffeine bottle uses the same layout with a green cap.

  • Sealed black cap
  • Easy Days brand mark
  • Blend name printed on the front — this bottle reads Kava + Kratom
  • 2 fl oz / 60 mL · 21+