Maeng Da kratom is perhaps one of the most popular varieties of kratom on the market. However, it’s important to note that Maeng Da kratom is NOT a kratom strain but rather a marketing term commonly associated with a wide variety of kratom.
Maeng Da is so commonly used that it no longer has meaning in the kratom industry. Almost every vendor uses it to describe their kratom with no consistency or meaning to why their kratom is called Maeng Da.
In actuality, Maeng Da is a slang term originating in Thailand that means “pimp”. When talking about kratom, it is used to denote “pimp grade”. Or simply put, high in quality and in potency. In other words, Maeng Da refers to a variety of kratom that can have a high alkaloid concentration.
As you may recall, a popular alkaloid in the kratom plant is mitragynine. Mitragynine may naturally range from 0.0% to 2.0%. Depending on the source of the kratom leaf, and the vendor marketing it, maeng da kratom typically has 1% or more mitragynine.