Plant Medicine and Spondylosis:
Brandon Belgard, a plumber from California who began to have back problems after sports injuries and car accidents as a young man. Later he was diagnosed with degenerative spinal disease calledย spondylosis; but found relief through medicinal herbs like Kratom which has been used by him for the past five years . We also talk about other plant-based remedies that IKE using: corydalis (a kind of herb), acuamma & chuchuhusi โ two plants related closely in some way
Study referenced in this episode:
Metastasio, A., Prevete, E., Singh, D., Grundmann, O., Prozialeck, W. C., Veltri, C., Bersani, G., & Corazza, O. (2020). Can Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) Alleviate COVID-19 Pain? A Case Study. Frontiers in psychiatry, 11, 594816.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.594816
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.594816/full
Music: Risey, โMemories of Thailandโ
The Kratom Science Podcast is written and produced by Brian Gallagher for KratomScience.com
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