The Effect Of Eating Kratom That Is Dangerous For Health: Causes Hallucination To Death

Illustration of chromatom leaves (photo: Wikimedia Commons)

YOGYAKARTA A bad effect of eating krotoms for health needs to be watched out for. Although there is empirical evidence that this plant has a strong analgesic nature or pain reliever, consuming it continuously can cause addiction.

Please note, krotom (Mitragyna speciosa Korth) is a medicinal plant that grows in Southeast Asia and South Asia. In Indonesia, this plant is often found in West Kalimantan.

Selain memiliki efek analgesic yang kuat, tanaman krotom juga menawarkan efek sedatif atau memenuhkan, efek stimulant, antidepresan, dan dapat meningkatkan sistem kebalan tubuh.

A number of studies say that the krotom plant can overcome cases of opioid dating, narcotics class drugs that can cause dependence.

According to the official website of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), the circumatom plant was first used as a substitute for opium by a Malay (Malaysia) in 1863.

Since then, cronatoms have often been used as a substitute drug for opium addiction which is a problem in Asia. The use of krotoms in low doses can increase tolerance for opioidal influences.

The benefits of this circumstellar plant come from mitrine and 7-hydroxymitragin compounds which have properties as an analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antidepressant, psychoactive, and opioidal.

Unfortunately, the psiotic effect makes the krotom plant often abused by irresponsible people. Krotom leaves themselves are usually consumed by the public by mixing, brewed like tea, smoked as cigarettes, or digested in the form of compressed tablets or capsules.

The above has been mentioned that persistent consumption of krotoms can lead to addiction.

However, if consumed in low doses, the krotom leaves can provide a stimulant effect, so that the person consuming it will become more energetic and more aware of the current situation.

Meanwhile, if consumed in a higher dose, the krotom leaves can have a cedative effect such as anesthetics, and make the emotions and sensations felt by the brain collide.

On the other hand, the use of krotoms also has the potential to cause side effects that are harmful to health, and can even cause death.

Here are some of the effects of eating crotoms to watch out for:

The effect of eating crotoms can also have a negative impact on a person's central nervous system and mind. Side effects of the consumption of circumatoms that appear can be in the form of:

In a study conducted using test animals, kronatoms showed a stronger effect than morphine. Until now, it is not known which dose limits are considered safe or are considered excessive when consuming krotoms.

Since the effect of eating crotoms is very dangerous for health, this plant is included in the New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) list.

NPS is a new type of psychoactive substance found, but the regulations are not clear or are still in process.

With the inclusion of krotoms into the NPS category, the handling of krotom abuse needs to be a concern.

BNN had recommended that this plant be included in the type of class 1 narcotics in Law Number 35 of 2009. The classification of this drug is based on the effect of krotoms which can cause dependence and are very dangerous for health. In fact, BNN calls the side effects of cronatoms more dangerous than morphine, one of the class II narcotics.

To date, the safety test of the new crotom plant has reached the in vivo stage (research in living organisms) in test animals.

That's the information about the effect of eating krotoms. Hopefully this article can add insight to the loyal readers of VOI.ID.