Kratom Tea is yet another popular method of consuming Kratom. Here, people use crashed or powdered Kratom leaves and boil them to come up with the tea. The taste can be pretty bitter, but with the right preparation it’s comparable to an extremely potent green tea flavor.
Although there are many ways to using Kratom, one of the most effective and popular is Kratom tea. Consuming Kratom in tea form offers different advantages and disadvantages in comparison to other preparations such as in resin form or fresh leaves.
Aside from chewing the actual leaves, Kratom tea is one of the most common means of preparing Kratom in Southeast Asia.
WHAT IS KRATOM TEA?
Kratom tea is a traditional tea from Thailand, which provides both energizing and relaxing effects, depending on the strain you use. Making this tea is easy, provided you are in a country where the leaves and powder are legal, such as in the United States, where it is widely available in numerous forms.
Unlike regular tea or coffee, which can only be steeped once, kratom powder from your first batch of tea can be reused to brew another batch. This is another reason people like making kratom tea 'They feel they get more value from the powder'.
BENEFITS OF KRATOM TEA
- Energy Boost
- Enhance mood
- Provide calmness
- Recovery from addiction
- Pain relief
Kratom Tea Recipe
Ingredients
- 1-2 grams kratom (powder)
- 3 cups water (filtered)
- 1/2 lemon
Instructions
- First of all, we take 3 cups of water in teapot and put it for heating.
- Add half a lemon juice in water, as lemon protects the alkaloids of kratom tea which released by heating.
- Heat the water to a simmer, then add 1-2 grams of kratom powder. The amount of kratom you add will have a significant difference in the potency and impact of this tea. It is recommended to start with a small amount (e.g., 1-2 grams) of the powder. You can carefully increase the dose from there if desired.
- Stir it occasionally and leave it for 15 minutes but keep remember not to boil it. Now turn the gas off and let it brew for 2 minutes.
- Slowly strain the tea through a strainer into a pot.
- Serve at room temperature. Should you wish to have it cold, add a few ice cubes to it and enjoy your drink!
Kratom tea can be safely stored in the refrigerator for about 5 days. It is probably okay to keep it a bit longer, but it's better to play it safe and not drink it after 5 days. It can be stored for many months if you add some alcohol to it.
Unlike most of the other plant-based alkaloids, kratom alkaloids are stable at high temperatures. This implies that the risk of kratom losing its potency when it is exposed to hot water is minimal. Nonetheless, if you want to retain the natural alkaloid content of your kratom, you should not allow the kratom to boil with the tea water.
Instead of allowing your tea water to boil, you should bring to a simmer. If not, let the hot teapot to cool for a minute or so before proceeding. We also highly recommend that you squeeze an entire lemon into your tea and allow it to soak before heating. Not only does the lemon juice add to the taste, but the juice’s acidic nature will help to keep the kratom’s alkaloid content consistent.
Another highly important note is that, like any other tea, the longer you boil it or allow it to steep, the stronger it’s effects and flavor will be. Kratom is bitter, and its taste continues to deepen the longer it is submerged in hot water.