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khat

Known as: khats, ChAT, khat in any form 
National Institutes of Health

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Catha edulis
Choline O-Acetyltransferase

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Plant Extracts

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2018
2018
Khat distorts the prefrontal cortex histology and function of adult Wistar rats
Khat is a psychoactive herbal drug of pronounced ethno-pharmacological significance often abused due to its unregulated use. It… 
2015
2015
Khat Use in Persons with Mental Illness in Southwest Ethiopia: A Cross- Sectional Study
Khat is a natural psychoactive substance, which has been chewed for many years in Ethiopia, East Africa, and the southern Arabian… 
2013
2013
Evaluation of the effect of various drying techniques on the composition of the psychoactive phenylpropylamino alkaloids of khat ( Catha edulis Forsk) chewing leaves
The study demonstrated that by freezing or drying under different conditions, cathinone could be detected in the khat ( Catha… 
Review
2011
Review
2011
Narcotic Drug Problems in Murang’a South District of Kenya: A Case Study of Drug Abuse by Students in Secondary Schools KYALO,
Drugs and substance abuse is one of the major problems affecting secondary schools in Kenya. This problem impacts negatively on… 
2008
2008
Genotoxic Effects of Catha edulis (Khat) Extract on Mice Bone Marrow Cells
Khat (Catha edulis) is a widespread habit that has a deeprooted sociocultural tradition in the Horn of Africa and southwestern of… 
2008
2008
Effect of single and daily khat (Catha edulis) extract on locomotor behaviour in CBA mice
It has been demonstrated that administration of cathinone is capable of increasing locomotor activity in animals. The present… 
2008
2008
The Oral and Dental effects of Khat chewing in the Eastleigh area of Nairobi
Objectives: To compare the occurrence of oral diseases in a population of khat chewers and non chewers in the Eastleigh, a… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Is khat-chewing associated with HIV risk behaviour? A community-based study from Ethiopia
This study examines the possible association between the stimulant khat and risky sexual behaviour that might aggravate the… 
1993
1993
Khat abuse fuels Somali conflict, drains economy.
  • T. Randall
  • Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA…
  • 1993
  • Corpus ID: 45043940
AN AMPHETAMINE-LIKE compound commonly used in East African societies for hundreds if not thousands of years is stoking the flames… 
Review
1980
Review
1980
Khat: pharmacognostical aspects.
A survey was made of the early literature on the production of khat. A botanical and micromorphological examination of 15 samples… 
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