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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Catha edulis (Celastraceae)

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Common name(s)
Chak

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Anorexia Elsewhere *
Aphrodisiac Ethiopia *
Asthma Elsewhere *
Astringent Elsewhere *
Chest Africa *
Chest Elsewhere *
CNS stimulant Elsewhere *
Cough Elsewhere *
Debility Yemen *
Flu Africa *
Fumitory Elsewhere *
Fumitory Arabia *
Fumitory Arabia *
Lethargy Yemen *
Masticatory Kenya *
Masticatory Ethiopia *
Masticatory Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Masticatory Ethiopia *
Narcotic Elsewhere *
Narcotic Elsewhere *
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.