Plant Catha edulis (Celastraceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Khat

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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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 *

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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
Serotoninergic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Spermicide	1	Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Spinal-Stimulant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Stimulant	3	Duke, 1992 *
Sweetener	2	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Sympathomimetic	1	Merck 11th Edition
Tachycardic	1	Martindale's 28th
Thymoprotective	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Tracheorelaxant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Tranquilizer	1	Duke, 1992 *
Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Ubiquiot	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Uricosuric	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant	1	Martindale's 29th
Uterocontractant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Vasoconstrictor	1	Martindale's 29th
Vasodilator	4	Martindale's 29th
Vulnerary	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *