Sep 27, 2012
In northeast Africa and the Arabian Peninsula farmers grow a flowering shrub popularly identified as Khat or Catha Edulis. Cathinone a mono alkaloid is present in this herb and is known to cause hyperactivity, suppress hunger and induces mild euphoria. Those who...
Jul 23, 2012
Leaves are chewed in a completely unprocessed state to get the real stimulant effect. The practice of production, trading and possessing is not prohibited in places like Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. It is also not criminalied in the UK but is highly...
Jun 24, 2012
The plant contains the alkaloid know as cathinone which is an amphetamine-like stimulant believed to cause loss of appetite, excitement and euphoria. The World Health Organization in 1980 labeled Khat as a drug of abuse that can produce mild to moderate psychological...
