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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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Questionnaire to determine the ethnopharmacological uses of Catha edulis

, 2021
Contents of the questionnaire on the ethnopharmacological uses of Catha ...
Timothy Maitho (11997158) +3 more
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Studies on the ethnopharmacology, antimicrobial activity, and toxicity of Catha edulis (Vahl.) Endl., in Sprague Dawley rats [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2022
Background: The Mbeere South community of Embu County consume leaves of Catha edulis for its stimulant and euphoretic actions. Other indigenous uses of the plant are undocumented.
Timothy Elias Maitho +3 more
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Impact of khat leaves on glycosylated haemoglobin and lipid profile in healthy individuals in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

SAGE Open Medicine, 2022
Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the effect of Catha edulis leaves on glycosylated haemoglobin and lipid profiles in healthy individuals in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the effect of
Yared Tekle +3 more
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Influence of co-administration of Khat (Catha edulis Forsk) and metformin on metabolic syndrome in high fructose diet induced type 2 diabetes in rats

National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2021
Background: Despite numerous reports regarding the associations of Khat chewing with serious health adverse effects, a significant number of people worldwide uses Khat daily, especially in its origin countries.
Nabil Ahmed Albaser +2 more
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Effects of Catha edulis on kidney and liver function among chewing adults in Meru County, Kenya [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Catha edulis chewing is common in Kenya and is a daily activity in Meru. According to the National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) 2012 drug-use study, there are 1.6 million Catha edulis users in Kenya.
Kinge, W, Mworia, C.M., Mwamisi, J, Kahato, M +3 more
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Preparative HPLC for large scale isolation, and salting-out assisted liquid–liquid extraction based method for HPLC–DAD determination of khat (Catha edulis Forsk) alkaloids

Chemistry Central Journal, 2017
Background Khat (Catha edulis Forsk) is an evergreen shrub of the Celastraceae family. It is widely cultivated in Yemen and East Africa, where its fresh leaves are habitually chewed for their momentary pleasures and stimulation as amphetamine-like ...
Minaleshewa Atlabachew +2 more
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Catha edulis Forsk and Ascorbic Acid Effects on Hematological Indices in Rat

Journal of Blood Medicine, 2021
Abebaye Aragaw Leminie,1 Tesfaye Tolessa Dugul,1 Eyasu Makonnen Eshetu,2 Daniel Seyifu Melka3 1Department of Physiology, Addis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 2Department of Pharmacology, Addis Ababa University ...
Leminie AA, Dugul TT, Eshetu EM, Melka DS +3 more
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Regulating khat - Dilemmas and opportunities for the international drug control system [PDF]

, 2009
Background: The regulation of khat, one of the most recent psychoactive drugs to become a globally traded commodity, remains hotly contested within different producer and consumer countries.
Klein, A. (Axel) +4 more
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