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

Plant Catha edulis (Celastraceae)

Common Names
Khat
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 1610.0 -0.29 *
ASH 0 Leaf 16000.0 -1.81 *
ASPARAGIC-ACID 0 Plant *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 18.0 -1.06 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 2900.0 -1.06 *
CAOUTCHOUC 0 Plant *
CATECHINS 1 Leaf 140000.0 -1.00 *
CATHIDINE 0 Leaf 3200.0 *
CATHINE 10 Leaf 2700.0 *
CATHININE 3 Leaf 1500.0 *
DULCITOL 2 Plant *
EPHEDRINE 49 Leaf *
FAT 0 Seed 500000.0 1.24 *
FIBER 15 Leaf 27000.0 -1.66 *
IRON 6 Leaf 185.0 -0.45 *
L-CATHINONE 0 Leaf *
MANNITOL 18 Plant *
MYRICITRIN 13 Plant *
NIACIN 39 Leaf 148.0 0.61 *
NOR-PSI-EPHEDRINE 0 Plant *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adrenergic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 (View) Yoshikawa, M., et al. 1998. Antidiabetic Principles of Natural Medicines. II. Aldose Reductase and Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors from Brazilian Natural Medicine, the Leaves of Myrcia multiflora DC. (....). Chem Pharm Bull, 46(1): 113-119.
Allergenic 4 (View) *
Analgesic 4 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anesthetic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 (View) *
Anorectic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Anthelmintic 2 (View) ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Antiacne 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic 1 (View) *
AntiAGE 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaging 2 (View) *
Antiakathisic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 1 (View) *
Antiallergic 4 (View) *
Antialzheimeran 3 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic 1 (View) *