KANDUNGAN FITOKIMIA DAN SENYAWA KATINON PADA DAUN KHAT MERAH (Catha edulis) [PDF]
Sains Natural, 2018 Phytochemical Content and Katinon Coumpound in Red Khat (Catha edulis) Leaves      Khat Plant (Catha edulis) belongs to the Celastraceae family that originated in East Africa and the Arabian plateau.
Mimi Adhariani +2 more
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Psychopharmacological aspects of catha edulis (khat) and consequences of long term use: a review
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 2011 Catha edulis (khat) is a plant grown commonly in the horn of Africa. Its leaves are chewed by the local people for their stimulant action. The purpose of this review was to summarize the psychopharmacologic aspects of Catha edulis (khat) and consequences
Nasir Tajure Wabel
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Non-Alkaloidal Compounds from Khat (Catha edulis) Leaves [PDF]
Biology, Medicine & Natural Product Chemistry, 2020 Khat belongs to the family Celastraceae, genus Catha, and species edulis. More than 200 compounds have previously been identified in Khat leaves, including: 40 alkaloids, terpenoids and sterol, flavonoids, glycosides, tannins, amino acids, vitamins and ...
Tsegu Kiros
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Journal of Nanotechnology, 2020 Development of green technology is generating interest of researchers towards ecofriendly and low-cost methods for biosynthesis of nanoparticles (NPs). In this study, copper oxide (CuO) NPs were synthesized using a copper nitrate trihydrate precursor and
Worku Wubet Andualem +4 more
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In vitro and in vivo metabolism profiles of cathinone and pseudoephedrine: Discrimination between khat and pseudoephedrine uses. [PDF]
J Forensic SciAbstract In the present study, the metabolism of khat (Catha edulis) and pseudoephedrine was compared with the aim of identifying objective criteria that could be used to discriminate between them for forensic and doping‐control purposes. An in vitro study using human liver microsomes and an in vivo study using rat urine were performed under harmonized
Park JS +6 more
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Regional perspectives: Substance use related problems in Ethiopia. [PDF]
AddictionAbstract Ethiopia, with a population exceeding 130 million, presents a complex landscape for understanding substance use disorders. The country's diverse cultural heritage, varying regional practices, and evolving socioeconomic conditions create unique factors of substance use that differ markedly from global trends.
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The experiences of people who quit khat and the health care professionals who support them [PDF]
Addiction and Health, 2019 Background: This study aimed to explore the barriers and enablers to quitting khat from the perspective ofusers and the barriers and enablers to supporting users to quit from the perspective of healthcareprofessionals (HCPs).Methods: The present ...
Suhana Begum +2 more
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Mice, double deficient in lysosomal serine carboxypeptidases Scpep1 and Cathepsin A develop the hyperproliferative vesicular corneal dystrophy and hypertrophic skin thickenings. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Vasoactive and mitogenic peptide, endothelin-1 (ET-1) plays an important role in physiology of the ocular tissues by regulating the growth of corneal epithelial cells and maintaining the hemodynamics of intraocular fluids.
Xuefang Pan +4 more
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Glycemic effects of Catha edulis
Journal of Biological Research, 2022 More than 20 million people in the East African horn and the southern Arabian Peninsula chew khat (Catha edulis) on a daily basis. The glycemic effect of khat chewing, regardless of diabetes status, is still being debated.
Samih Abed Odhaib +2 more
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The social life of miraa : farming, trade, and consumption of a plant stimulant in Kenya [PDF]
, 2015 This thesis traces the paths and trajectories that one substance - the plant stimulant Catha edulis (Forssk.), known in Kenya as 'miraa' - takes in the course of its 'social life' from production, through exchange, to its points of consumption.
Carrier, Neil
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