Kratom Thai resin: leaf of Mitragyna speciosa boiled down
Mitragyna speciosa is a tree from the forests of Southeast Asia and belongs to the coffee family. In the wild it reaches some fifteen metres and carries large oval leaves. Across the region that leaf is known as kratom, and it is harvested, dried and usually ground into powder there. Resin is a different treatment of the very same leaf. The name Thai refers to the type of leaf the maker works with.
Producing resin starts with fresh leaf that is boiled for several hours. The cell walls break open during that stage and the contents of the leaf pass into the water. The water is then left to evaporate until a dark, thick paste remains, one that brings tar to mind. Drying hardens that paste into the pieces you see in the photo: broken irregularly, glossy black, with sharp fracture faces. The volume ends up far smaller than that of the leaf it came from, since every bit of plant fibre has been boiled out of it.
Handling and storage
Resin is not meant to be crumbled the way leaf is; the material dissolves in hot water, and that is the usual way of working with it. Keep the pieces dry, dark and properly sealed, for instance in a small jar with a lid, and away from heat, because resin turns soft and sticky when it gets warm. Store it out of reach of children. Talk to your doctor if you take medication, and leave kratom alone during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Sales are to adults of eighteen and over, and use remains your own responsibility.
Kratom at Avalon Magic Plants
To line up several forms side by side, Avalon Magic Plants stocks Green Malay, Thai Green, Maeng Da Super Green, Thai Red and Thai White as ground leaf, plus liquid versions such as Green kratom liquid extract 3:1 and Kratom X Blue Lilly Liquid. Every order leaves our warehouse discreetly packed.
