The right to use kratom from the psychiatric and Islamic perspectives

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 an...

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Main Authors: Leong Bin Abdullah, Mohammad Farris Iman, Mohamad, Mohd Afifuddin, Abdul Rahman, Noor Naemah
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Published: Springer 2021
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spelling my.um.eprints.272112022-05-31T07:58:20Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/27211/ The right to use kratom from the psychiatric and Islamic perspectives Leong Bin Abdullah, Mohammad Farris Iman Mohamad, Mohd Afifuddin Abdul Rahman, Noor Naemah BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc 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. Springer 2021-04 Article PeerReviewed Leong Bin Abdullah, Mohammad Farris Iman and Mohamad, Mohd Afifuddin and Abdul Rahman, Noor Naemah (2021) The right to use kratom from the psychiatric and Islamic perspectives. Journal of Religion and Health, 60 (2). pp. 841-853. ISSN 0022-4197, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-019-00830-w <https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-019-00830-w>. 10.1007/s10943-019-00830-w
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topic BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
spellingShingle BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
Leong Bin Abdullah, Mohammad Farris Iman
Mohamad, Mohd Afifuddin
Abdul Rahman, Noor Naemah
The right to use kratom from the psychiatric and Islamic perspectives
description 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.
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author Leong Bin Abdullah, Mohammad Farris Iman
Mohamad, Mohd Afifuddin
Abdul Rahman, Noor Naemah
author_facet Leong Bin Abdullah, Mohammad Farris Iman
Mohamad, Mohd Afifuddin
Abdul Rahman, Noor Naemah
author_sort Leong Bin Abdullah, Mohammad Farris Iman
title The right to use kratom from the psychiatric and Islamic perspectives
title_short The right to use kratom from the psychiatric and Islamic perspectives
title_full The right to use kratom from the psychiatric and Islamic perspectives
title_fullStr The right to use kratom from the psychiatric and Islamic perspectives
title_full_unstemmed The right to use kratom from the psychiatric and Islamic perspectives
title_sort right to use kratom from the psychiatric and islamic perspectives
publisher Springer
publishDate 2021
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/27211/
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