Khat is a flowering evergreen shrub native to East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. The plant (Catha edulis) contains two alkaloids, cathinone and cathine, which act as stimulants.Users simply ...

THE narcotic leaves of the khat plant, banned as an illegal drug in some countries, might help boost fertility. Khat contains a stimulant called cathinone. It breaks down into cathine and ...

The stimulant, cathinone, is not very stable and breaks down to produce cathine and norephedrine. These belong to a group of chemicals called PPAs, which are similar to amphetamines and adrenaline.

Cathinone is not very stable and is broken down into cathine (pseudonorephedrine) and norephedrine; all belong to a group of chemicals called phenylpropanolamines (PPAs), which are structurally ...

The stimulant, which typically contains both cathine and cathinone, is derived from an evergreen shrub that has been used for centuries in the Arabian Peninsula and East Africa, according to the U ...

Structurally and pharmacologically, cathine and cathinone are amphetamine-like stimulants and are therefore known as natural amphetamines. It has been scientifically proven that the most efficient ...

Cathine leads to mental health disorder by Medindia Content Team on April 8, 2002 at 3:23 PM Cathine a chemical found in a herb called Khat has been linked to an increase in suicide among people ...

The chewing of khat leaves (Catha edulis) is a widespread recreational custom in East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.The plant contains the alkaloids cathine and cathinone, which have ...