Experiment 1170197
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| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Catha edulis (CELASTRACEAE) |
| Citation | ELMI,AS:. (1983). THE CHEWING OF KHAT IN SOMALIA.. 8(2) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | 7485 PEOPLE (4526 MALE AND 2959 FEMALE) WERE INTERVIEWED IN SOMALIA CONCERNING THE USE OF KHAT. THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF KHAT CHEWING IS DISCUSSED IN DEPTH. THE PRIMARY REASON GIVEN FOR CHEWING KHAT IS IT'S STIMULANT EFFECT. USER'S REPORT AND INCREASED CONCENTRATION, LOQUACITY, DECREASE OF INHIBITION, GENERAL STATE OF WELL BEING, AND IMPROVEMENT OF THOUGHT AND IDEATION. AFTER EFFECTS INCLUDE: CONSTIPATION, ANOREXIA, LACK OF CONCENTRATION, MALAISE, INSOMNIA AND HEADACHE. EFFECTS ON LIBIDO ARE VARIED. MANY WOMEN WHO CHEW KHAT REPORT AN IMPROVEMENT IN SEXUAL PERFORMANCE, WHEREAS MOST MEN SEE IT AS IMPARING PERFORMANCE. 61 PERCENT OF MALE KHAT USERS REPORT SPERMATHORROEA OR PRECOCIOUS EJACULATION. |
| Dose amount | VAR |
| Number | 2 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | LEAVES |