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Inside our Thai kratom farm network
Sourcing

Inside our Thai kratom farm network

A profile of the multi-generational Thai farms behind our kratom — harvest rhythm, shade-drying, and what 34 provinces look like on the ground.

June 20268 min read
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Compound Profiles

Kanna: what the new pharmacology says

Sceletium tortuosum spent decades as a niche ethnobotanical. New pharmacology has moved kanna into mainstream mood and cognitive formulations.

May 20267 min read
Compound Profiles

Tongkat ali: eurycomanone and adulteration

Tongkat ali is heavily traded and heavily adulterated. Here's how the supply chain distinguishes pharmaceutical-grade material from the rest.

April 20267 min read
Manufacturing

'Standardised': what it really means

'Standardised' is the single most-overused word in the botanical-ingredients industry. What it should mean — and what to look for on a CoA.

March 20266 min read
Sourcing

Direct-from-grower: chain of custody

Botanical supply chains are notoriously layered. Why direct grower partnerships matter, and what a genuinely documented chain-of-custody looks like.

February 20267 min read
Quality

GACP, GMP, HACCP: what each covers

Three acronyms that show up on every botanical-ingredient quality page. What each actually covers, and where the boundaries between them sit.

January 20265 min read
Compound Profiles

Noble kava: the export-grade chemotype

Noble kava is one of the most cultivar-sensitive botanicals in trade. What the kavalactone chemotype measures, and how we evaluate material at intake.

December 20256 min read
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