Catha edulis

Khat

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Isolated Chemicals:

Documents:

• Use and abuse of khat (Catha edulis): a review of the distribution, pharmacology, side effects and a description of psychosis attributed to khat chewing
  from Psychological Medicine, v19: 657-668
• What is Khat?
  "Street Advisory" by OASAS, the New York Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
• Catha Edulis: Sacred Plant of the Ancient Egyptians
  Useful overview by Klaus Trenary
• Khat (Kat)
  From "Phantastica" by Lewis Lewin, 1931.
• The chemistry of khat
  by K. Szendrei, University Medical School of Zzeged, Hungary
• Chewing khat together: from indigenous practice to international issue
  Khat use as a positive social custom

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Contacts and URLs:

• Knehnav's Homepage > Khat page
  Images and some brief info (related items...)

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Images:

• Catha edulis Specimen
  Shot of flowers on a mature plant. The flowers are about 4mm in diameter with 4 petals. The entire branch system is about 18 cm in diameter.
• Catha edulis Specimen
  Image of a mature 4-year-old plant grown from a cutting provided by OTJ/Allies. Filtered sunlight (growth in shade was much more rapid, with flowering always occuring on shaded branches), regular watering with soil allowed to dry out before rewatering. Th
• Catha edulis Specimen
  Image of potted plant, 1 year old.
• Catha edulis Specimen
  Color photograph of potted plant grown from 10" cutting after 1 season of growth. Moderate closeup showing leaf structure.
• Catha edulis Specimen
  An unrooted cutting just planted.
• Catha edulis Specimen
  Color photograph of potted plant grown from 10" cutting after 1 season of growth. Top view.
• Catha edulis Specimen
  Color photograph of potted plant grown from 10" cutting after 1 season of growth. Side view.
• Catha edulis
  A large C. edulis in bloom
• Catha edulis in the wild
  A large flowering Catha edulis
• Catha edulis seed
  A closeup of several C. edulis seeds

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Trip Reports:

• Khat report: Mild euphoria
  Substances: Catha edulis
• Details: Khat and life in NYC
  Substances: Catha edulis
• African Boredom?: Tastes like oak leaves
  Substances: Catha edulis

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