Quantitative analysis of selected alkaloids of Mitragyna speciosa using H quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

Mitragyna speciosa is a perennial plant native to Asia, well known for its psychoactive properties. Its major alkaloid mitragynine is known to have sedative and euphoric effects. Hence, the plant has been a subject of abuse, leading to addiction, necessitating efficient analytical methods to detect its psychoactive constituents.