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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.
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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 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
Antivertigo 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Asthma-preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bronchodilator 1 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Bronchorelaxant 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Calcium-Antagonist 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 6 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 1 Planta Medica, 57: A43, 1991.
Carcinogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cardioprotective 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic 1 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Cardiotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cerebrostimulant 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.