And even if FDA considered kratom to be safe as a botanical, marketers of kratom would be precluded by the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act (FD&C) from making claims that such products are intended to treat diseases. Such disease claims render a product an unapproved drug, Ullman said.
Indeed, the most common cause for coughing up blood is the least seriousâa ruptured small blood vessel caused by coughing and/or a bronchial infection. In patients with a history of smoking and those who are otherwise at risk for lung disease, however, hemoptysis is often a sign of serious illness.
Hemoptysis (coughing up blood) may occur when there is bleeding in the throat, the trachea (trachea), or in the large or small airways of the lungs (the bronchi or the bronchioles). Many people describe their symptom as spitting up blood-streaked mucus. Blood that is coughed up is often mixed with phlegm and can have a bubbly appearance. If you cough up blood it doesnât necessarily mean you have lung cancer. There are many conditions that can cause this symptom, and only one of these is lung cancer.