Best Mood Elevating Ethnobotanicals
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Native to the western African nations of Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Congo, Zaire, and Cameroon, the powdered seeds of the Akuamma (or Picralima nitida) tree have been used for generations as a way to relax, relieve discomfort, and promote sleep. Now available in a fresh, dried powder, we are pleased to offer our customers this little-known ethnobotanical in four different sizes and also in the form of whole Akuamma seeds.
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Our Akuamma Seed Powder: Traditional Harvesting Techniques for Maximum Potency
Even though it is technically a tree, the shape of Picralima nitida is actually more like a bush with its short and dense appearance. This reduced height makes it easy for harvesters to pick the fruits and split them open, extracting the seeds by hand and spreading them out in the sun to dry. Once these dried seeds are shipped to our facility, we then grind them into the consistency of powdered sugar and package the powder immediately to capture the maximum freshness and benefits of Akuamma powder.
The Science Behind Akuamma’s Effects
After centuries of use in African folk medicine, research is now showing that Akuamma contains powerful alkaloids that impact the “mu” opioid receptors in the brain, which can help soothe the body. In fact, the primary alkaloid in Akuamma seed powder, akuammine, has a very similar chemical structure to mitragynine, one of the two primary alkaloids of kratom powder.
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Kratora started out as a company where customers in North America could buy fresh kratom. As time passed, however, our team soon discovered that kratom alternatives, like Akuamma powder, provide similar benefits to kratom without being subjected to the same restrictions at a state and federal level.
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Please note that none of the products sold on our website are intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or medical condition. The US FDA has not approved this herb to be sold for internal use. Sold for external use only.
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Natural way (verified owner) –
I’m new to this and have researched it quite a bit. Just a pinch and the effect was significant and positive for me in the evening. My sleep was solid. It did linger the next morning but not like a hangover. I’m just so impressed with the concentration and long lasting quality. I took slightly less the second time, with a little kava and pinch or 2 of blue lotus powder, the combination (similar to the other recent comment) felt a bit like Bali (red), which is a favorite. I’m very happy with this company, the quality of everything I’ve tried is impressive as well as their service.
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stinodemaio (verified owner) –
As someone who gets tested for the kratom alkaloids (mitragyna) this was the closest thing I could find to it. I’ve struggled finding something similar and this did it for me, mixed with some of the others like blue lotus and kava it does a little extra. Very hard to find alternatives. Loved the product!
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rickjl (verified owner) –
I spit my dose between the Kratom and Akuamma
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Neil (verified owner) –
Akuamma will have you sleeping well and dreaming heavily.
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Nichole (verified owner) –
I have to say it doesn’t take nearly as much as I expected. It’s a nice change, although slightly different from Kratom.. but in a good way
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emberizine (verified owner) –
Really works, I love it!
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robert.gardner (verified owner) –
I think this is the best one yet
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