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Plant Catha edulis (Celastraceae)

Common Names
Khat
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf not available 1610.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf not available 16000.0 -1.81 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf not available 18.0 -1.06 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf not available 2900.0 -1.06 Duke, 1992 *
CAOUTCHOUC 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CATECHINS 1 Leaf not available 140000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CATHIDINE 0 Leaf not available 3200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CATHINE 10 Leaf not available 2700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CATHININE 3 Leaf not available 1500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DULCITOL 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EPHEDRINE 49 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed not available 500000.0 1.24 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Leaf not available 27000.0 -1.66 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Leaf not available 185.0 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
L-CATHINONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MANNITOL 18 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICITRIN 13 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Leaf not available 148.0 0.61 Duke, 1992 *
NOR-PSI-EPHEDRINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Gastroprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hallucinogenic 1 Martindale's 29th
Hepatoprotective 2 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypertensive 2 Duke, 1992 *
Hypocholesterolemic 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hypoglycemic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Hypolipidemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive 3 Duke, 1992 *
Hypouricemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Immunomodulator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Immunosuppressant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Insecticide 1 Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
Insectifuge 1 Martindale's 28th
Interferon-Synergist 1 Duke, 1992 *
Interferonogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Laxative 3 Duke, 1992 *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *