Publication Name	World Journal of Pharmacology
Manuscript ID	78795
Country	Malaysia

Received	2022-07-15 01:51
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Category	Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Controversial usages of kratom (Mitragyna speciosa): For good or for evil
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Murtadha Basheer, Rana Khudhair Jasim and Gam Lay Harn
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Gam Lay Harn http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9274-4394
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia for the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme FRGS/1/2020/STG02/USM/01/1
Corresponding Author	Gam Lay Harn, PhD, Professor, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Minden 11800, Penang, Malaysia. layharn@usm.my
Key Words	Kratom; Opioid; Pharmacological actions; Toxicity; Addiction; Herbal plant
Core Tip	Traditionally, people discovered kratom (Mitragyna speciose) possessed stimulating effect that relieved tiredness after long day labor. Long term or regular consumption of kratom lead to addiction because the main alkaloid of kratom binds to opioid receptors and exerts euphoric effect. Due to this reason, kratom has been listed as regulated substance in many countries. Despite of the euphoric effect of kratom, the beneficial values of kratom to human health is indisputable. Therefore, a complete banning of kratom may cause a loss to pharmaceutical industry. Rather, a controlled or selective usage of kratom will be a better choice.
Publish Date	2022-11-28 09:47
Citation	Basheer M, Khudhair Jasim R, Gam LH. Controversial usages of kratom (Mitragyna speciosa): For good or for evil. World J Pharmacol 2022; 11(3): 16-26
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3192/full/v11/i3/16.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.5497/wjp.v11.i3.16

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