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Plant Catha edulis (Celastraceae)

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Common name(s)
Khat
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Leaf -- 1610.0 -0.29 *
0 ASH Leaf -- 16000.0 -1.81 *
0 ASPARAGIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Leaf -- 18.0 -1.06 *
28 CALCIUM Leaf -- 2900.0 -1.06 *
0 CAOUTCHOUC Plant -- -- -- *
1 CATECHINS Leaf -- 140000.0 -1.00 *
0 CATHIDINE Leaf -- 3200.0 -- *
10 CATHINE Leaf -- 2700.0 -- *
3 CATHININE Leaf -- 1500.0 -- *
2 DULCITOL Plant -- -- -- *
49 EPHEDRINE Leaf -- -- -- *
0 FAT Seed -- 500000.0 1.24 *
15 FIBER Leaf -- 27000.0 -1.66 *
6 IRON Leaf -- 185.0 -0.45 *
0 L-CATHINONE Leaf -- -- -- *
18 MANNITOL Plant -- -- -- *
13 MYRICITRIN Plant -- -- -- *
39 NIACIN Leaf -- 148.0 0.61 *
0 NOR-PSI-EPHEDRINE Plant -- -- -- *
*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.