Kratom is often used by workers in laborious or monotonous professions to stave off exhaustion as well as a mood enhancer and painkiller.
Judging from the testimony of the two frequent Ketum users, both of them said that proper research needs to be done regarding ketum.
The in February 2018 that ketum should not be used to treat medical conditions or as an alternative to prescription opioids.
They are pharmacologically active, and some can even be poisonous.
Kratom was also used as an opium substitute in Thailand in the nineteenth century.
Efforts to schedule kratom have generated significant controversy both among the general public and scientific community.