TL;DR:
Kratom beverages offer uplifting or sedating effects depending on the dose. Popular options include pre-packaged drinks, shots, and homemade teas. Always start with a small dose and monitor the effects, especially if new to kratom.
Main Points:
- Kratom offers energizing or relaxing effects based on dosage.
- Popular kratom drinks include pre-packaged beverages, shots, and teas.
- Start with a low dose and increase gradually.
- Kratom is legal in most US states but restricted in some.
- Delta 8 Resellers offer high-quality kratom products with lab test results.
Kratom beverages are easy to drink and even easier to enjoy. Whether you mix your own drinks with kratom or buy them pre-packaged, both can deliver the uplifting and sedating effects of this plant.
If you want to learn more about kratom beverages, you’re in the right place. Keep reading for a quick review of what kratom is. Then, we’ll look at popular options for kratom beverages, including both homemade drinks and pre-packaged ones.
What is Kratom, and what are Kratom Beverages?
In general, the word “kratom” refers to the leaves of a tree (with the technical name Mitragyna speciosa) found across Southeast Asia, as well as a wide range of products made from those leaves.
Kratom has been used as an herbal medicine for conditions like pain and coughs. It also has a history in areas where it naturally grows as a tool to promote alertness and to elevate or improve an individual’s mood.
The major active ingredient in kratom is mitragynine, an alkaloid. Alkaloids are basic (as opposed to acidic), naturally occurring compounds found in plants that have a wide range of effects on humans and animals.
As the scientific journal Nature explains, when people consume mitragynine, it is converted in the body into 7-hydroxymitragynine. This substance interacts with the body’s natural opioid receptors and leads to many of the common effects of kratom.
Intended and Side Effects of Kratom
People use kratom for its energizing, stimulating effects as well as its relaxing and potentially pain-relieving properties. The effects tend to kick in quickly, taking about 5-10 minutes.
It appears that smaller doses (thought to be up to 5 milligrams) of kratom have an uplifting effect, while larger doses have more a sedating and possibly pain-relieving influence.
There is little peer-review research about the effects of kratom on people. However, user reports show us that the reasons people use kratom at lower doses include:
- Elevated or improved mood
- Increased alertness
- Feelings of well-being and happiness
- A desire to be social and/or talkative
At higher doses, the effects of kratom appear to include:
- A sense of relaxation
- Pain relief
- Elevated or improved mood
Kratom can have side effects, both on its own and when mixed with other substances. Drowsiness, increased heart rate, confusion, vomiting, and other, more serious side effects are possible. Many side effects appear to become more common at higher doses.
As with anything you ingest, and especially with psychoactive substances, being careful with dosing can help you enjoy kratom and stay safe.
Our recommendation is to start with one-quarter or one-half of the suggested dose if you are a new user or haven’t tried a specific kratom product before. Additionally, if you take any medications or supplements, speak with your healthcare provider before you use kratom.
Legality of Kratom
Kratom is legal in most US states, although some have banned or heavily restricted its sale. States where kratom is highly regulated or prohibited include Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin. In other states, there are local town or city bans on kratom, but it is otherwise legal to buy, possess, and use.
Popular Types of Kratom Beverages
Kratom beverages are an especially popular way to enjoy the effects of this alkaloid. Kratom seltzers, shots, teas, and many other drinks with kratom in them are some of the most popular kratom products, along with kratom capsules, tablets, powders, and gummies.
Kratom beverage effects are similar to those of capsules, tablets, and other edible and drinkable forms of kratom: Energizing and uplifting at lower doses, calming and relaxing at higher doses.
Kratom needs to be metabolized — processed by the body’s digestive system — to provide its intended effects. Because kratom has a bitter flavor, it’s often mixed with a sweetener and/or diluted in a beverage to provide a better flavor and overall experience.
So, what are the most popular types of kratom drinks?
Pre-Packaged Kratom Drinks
These kratom beverages come in bottles or cans. They look similar to sodas, teas, hard seltzers, and many other types of pre-packaged beverages.
These drinks are very easy to use. Just open them, start sipping, and enjoy! Of course, it’s always important to take a careful approach to dosing, so try a quarter or a half of the drink first and wait for the effects to kick in instead of slamming the whole bottle or can.
Kratom Shots
Kratom shots look similar to the energy shots you might see at a convenience store or supermarket. They come in smaller serving sizes — just a few ounces — and are both easily portable and convenient.
Kratom shots are another “open and enjoy” product. As with all kratom products, be sure to take a careful approach to dosing and start with half or less of the shot as a new user.
Kratom Tea and Other Homemade Beverages
Kratom teas generally involve a kratom powder added to hot, but not boiling, water. Users make their own teas, often adding an acid like lemon juice to prevent the breakdown of kratom in the drink, as well as a sweetener to improve taste.
Kratom powder can also be mixed into a variety of other beverages. You don’t need to heat kratom powder to activate it, so there are wide range of homemade kratom beverages.
Because kratom teas and homemade beverages are made with kratom powder, it’s especially important to be mindful of dosing. Take a conservative approach—start small and slowly scale up to find the dose that works for you.
High-Quality Kratom Straight to Your Door
Delta 8 Resellers is proud to bring you some of the very best kratom products from the industry’s leading brands and manufacturers!
Whenever they’re available, we share the results of independent lab testing for kratom products on their individual product pages as well. That way, you can see for yourself what’s in the kratom drink, powder, tablet, or shot you’re interested in.
