According to research, more than 1.5 billion people across the world suffer from chronic pain, which is also the number one cause of long-term disability in the U.S.
According to other sources, chronic pain affects more people than cancer, heart disease, and diabetes combined and for this reason, health professionals write close to 259 million prescriptions for painkillers every year. Pharmaceutical medicines have severe side effects, and over the last few years, people have turned to Mitragyna speciosa, a tropical tree with pain-relieving effects with no side effects.
The science of pain and the human body
Pain is detected through receptors located in your body. Pain receptors can react to three types of stimuli, that is, chemical, thermal as well as mechanical. Chemical receptors are activated by exposure to external chemicals or by the release of internal chemicals after a trauma or inflammation. Thermal receptors are activated by exposure to cold or heat, and mechanical receptors are triggered by trauma, body tissues alterations, tumors or muscle cramps.
After the receptors are triggered, they send a signal through the spinal cord to the brain for interpretation. In the brain, the thalamus processes the message and sends out a response in three signals; one signal to the somatosensory cortex in charge of physical sensation, the second one to the frontal cortex responsible for thinking, and the third signal goes to the limbic system in charge of our emotions.
What is Mitragyna speciosa
Mitragyna speciosa is a tropical tree from the coffee family that grows wildly in Southeast Asia. The leaves of this tree contain more than 25 alkaloids as well as polyphenols, terpenoid saponins, flavonoids, and various glycosides. This combination serves up an excellent list of therapeutic and psychoactive medicinal effects such as analgesia, sedation, stimulation, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, nootropic, and antidepressant, among others.
How Mitragyna speciosa helps with pain management
The primary psychoactive components in the leaves of Mitragyna speciosa are the alkaloids 7-Hydroxymitragynine and Mitragynine, which have strong analgesic properties. Mitragyna speciosa interacts with kappa (κ), mu (μ), and delta (δ), opioid receptors to suppress the sensitivity of pain. It also triggers your body’s natural release of endorphins that interact with brain receptors to reduce pain perception and limit negative feelings yielded by pain.
Mitragyna speciosa can provide instant relief for symptoms associated with constant pain like fatigue. Interestingly, users find relief from pain brought about by various conditions such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, migraine, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, back pain, acute pain, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, neuropathy, and trigeminal neuralgia among others.
Best Mitragyna speciosa for pain relief
Mitragyna speciosa is available in different strains. These strains have different alkaloid profiles and produce unique effects. Here are the strains that are most effective in relieving pain.
Red Bali
The leaves of red Bali are rich in alkaloid 7-Hydroxymitragynine that bind to the opioid receptors in the brain to repress the feelings of pain in your body. It is fast-acting, and its effects can last as many as seven hours. Interestingly, it produces sedating effects and hence, ideal for taking a few hours to bed to relieve pain and improve the quality of your sleep.
Red Maeng Da
Red Maeng Da was bred to have a high concentration of alkaloids 7-Hydroxymitragynine and Mitragynine, which make it a powerful pain reliever. It’s more stimulating than sedating, and you can comfortably use it as a pain killer during the day. Users prefer the red Maeng Da for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic lower back pain, cancer, and osteoarthritis.
Red Sumatra
Red Sumatra is great for lifting your energy and relieving pain. The effects are long-lasting up to 10 hours and hence ideal to consume in the morning as you prepare to have a good day at work or school. Red Sumatra is also effective in reducing anxiety and stress as well as lowering blood pressure.
Bottom line
Mitragyna speciosa is effective in pain management, and the best ways to use is by toss and wash method or in capsule form. In the wash and toss method, you are required to take Mitragyna speciosa powder directly and swallow it with water. The capsules are pre-packed with the powder, and you swallow them with a glass of water. Pain interferes with your daily activities, and if you’ve been avoiding over the counter medicine due to side effects, Mitragyna speciosa is your savior, and if you don’t know which strain to go for, this article will get you started.
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