Catha
"Catha" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family CELASTRACEAE. The leafy stems of khat are chewed by some individuals for stimulating effect. Members contain ((+)-norpseudoephedrine), cathionine, cathedulin, cathinine & cathidine.
| Descriptor ID |
D029754
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.859.500.750.155
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| Concept/Terms |
Catha edulis- Catha edulis
- Catha eduli
- edulis, Catha
- Mairungi
- Mairungus
- Qat Plant
- Plant, Qat
- Plants, Qat
- Qat Plants
- Khat
- Khats
- Miraa
- Miraas
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