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Plant Catha edulis (Celastraceae)

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 *
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
Antifibrotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigallstone 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigastritic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antigingivitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiglossitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihangover 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiheartburn 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihemorrhagic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatotoxic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiherpetic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antihiccup 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihistaminic 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperactivity 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihyperkeratotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkinetic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiichythyotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).