The right to use kratom from the psychiatric and Islamic perspectives
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2021
Abstract
This paper aimed to summarize kratom's psychological effects on users and the Islamic views on kratom use. A literature survey of published kratom studies, teachings based on the holy Qur'an, the Sunnah, and views of several Islamic scholars based on qualitative methodology through text analysis was conducted. The results demonstrated that despite its beneficial therapeutic effects, the harm induced by kratom outweighs its benefits. We concluded that kratom use for medicinal purposes is only warranted if useful constituent mitragynine can be extracted and used on its own, and if more rigorous human studies demonstrated good safety profile and efficacy of mitragynine for therapeutic purposes.
Keywords
Kratom, Medicinal use, Addiction psychiatry, Islamic perspective
Divisions
DeptofFiqhUsul
Publication Title
Journal of Religion and Health
Volume
60
Issue
2
Publisher
Springer
Publisher Location
ONE NEW YORK PLAZA, SUITE 4600, NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES