As with many other herbs, people often experiment with different ways of Kratom consumption in order to get the best effects from it. Many consume this potent tropical plant leaves for various gains such as for stimulation, relaxation, mood boost, pain relief, or just for fun. Kratom is available on market in different forms such as capsules, pills, powder or as leaves and there are many different ways to enjoy it. The use of kratom goes back several thousand years. In certain cultures, smoking kratom leaves is popular; it delivers stimulating and opioid like effects. However, many kratom users do not recommend this way of enjoying it mainly because of its inefficiency at lower dosage. Even though smoking out is not the best way to ingest kratom it is indeed a possible way.

Choice of kratom intake method depends on the preference of the consumer. Chewing dried leaves, kratom powder mixed in water or yogurt, kratom milk shakes, kratom tea and smoking it out are a few common ways of consumption. However, there is a lot of debate over smoking kratom leaves. People have tried and tested the smoking option and have reported both positive and negative effects.

According to most of the experts, close to 25 grams of kratom leaves would need to be smoked to generate any of the anticipated stimulating effects. On the other hand chewing very few leaves provides the same effects as that of smoking dozens of leaves. So, users move away from smoking it due to the cost ineffectiveness. Moreover since such a large amount of kratom need to be smoked to get desired effects, it takes a massive toll on your lungs just like cigarette smoking does. The leaves of kratom have a very high tar content as well which is indeed another unhealthy factor that makes smoking it less popular. Also smoking the leaves neutralizes the active alkaloids in it, depriving you its benefits.

Even though many consider smoking it out as an inefficient use of the kratom, there are some positive outcomes as well. Kratom is known for its bitter taste. Smoking kratom is lets you to skip the bitterness of kratom leaves. However, you might be escaping the taste of kratom by smoking, but you will not escape the smell. Also, there are informal evidences that smoking kratom is an effective means of dealing with opiate addiction. The minute amount of opioid like compounds absorbed while smoking can help to ease cravings and withdrawal symptoms. Smoking kratom resin, a concentrated kratom extract is another way to reduce amount of kratom usage. However, this method is also quite ineffective in comparison to other traditional and regular methods of use.

So, even though many people consider smoking kratom as an unreasonable mean of intake, it is indeed possible. If you are a hard core smoker and don’t care much about its negative aspects, try it. If not, there are various other ways to enjoy it.