Posted by liliths on December 10, 2006, at 16:12:31 [reposted on December 10, 2006, at 23:43:16 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Kratom » zmg, posted by Quintal on December 10, 2006, at 14:57:06
Is there any way of testing some of the products ourselves? It would be interesting to compare findings
I imagine one could ask about their quality control. Anybody good at chemistry here?
Standardization of herbal products, supplements, even vitamins have always been an issue. For that matter, the same questions have been raised about 'generic' drugs.
Just my 2¢... I know I haven't really added anything to this thread but I am interested.
Yes, please keep us updated :)
namaste,
lilith> Many online vendors are supplying what they claim are 15x extracts etc, and it's doubtful they're all medical grade products since that is not the target market. You certainly couldn't get a precise dose of mitragynine from standard ground leaf - the first batch I got contained bits of twigs. I stuck to concentrates and resins after that, which seem more reliable.
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> The bigger online vendors supply hundreds of products besides Kratom, so I imagine the do have the resources to cope with this. It's worth emailing the vendor before you buy if you have concerns.
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> It would be interesting to mail a standard query to all the online Kratom vendors and compare their responses? I think I'll do that actually! I'll post their replies on this thread as and when I get them. Any ideas for particularly cunning and penetrating questions?
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