The FDA is recommending a scheduling action to crack down on certain products containing 7-OH, a chemical byproduct of the kratom plant. Florida is among more than a dozen states that have already ...

Federal officials plan to send warning letters to companies marketing products with 7-OH, part of effort to fight America's opioid addiction problem.

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have discovered a unique biphasic cellular response triggered by tetrandrine, a naturally occurring alkaloid containing nitrogen. The research is published ...

For years, AKA has advocated for commonsense regulations through state-level Kratom Consumer Protection Acts (KCPAs) that clearly prohibit dangerous alkaloid manipulation, including limits on 7-OH ...

Scientists are investigating the production of ancestral alkaloids by tomatoes in the Galápagos Islands. Adam Jozwiak / University of California, Riverside Some tomatoes growing on the Galápagos ...

Tasteless. Odourless. Potentially fatal. Scopolamine is raising alarms after reports of use in UK crime.

The key players in this evolutionary reversal are alkaloids—chemicals that serve as built-in deterrents against pests. Most cultivated tomatoes produce one type of alkaloid structure, but these ...

On the younger, black-rock islands of the Galápagos archipelago, wild-growing tomatoes are doing something peculiar. They're shedding millions of years of evolution, reverting to a more primitive ...

7-hydroxymitragynine (7OH) is a naturally occurring alkaloid found in the kratom plant (Mitragyna speciosa). As a partial agonist of the mu-opioid receptor, 7OH produces a range of effects ...

The most common alkaloid found in the plants was lysergic acid alpha-hydroxyethylamide (LAH). This alkaloid is one of the lysergic acid amides Hofman identified in his studies.

A West Virginia University student has identified an elusive fungus that contains psychedelic chemicals similar to LSD.

Experts are sounding the alarm about increased use of kratom and about highly concentrated products containing 7-OH, a more potent and potentially addictive active metabolite in kratom.