"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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| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Catha" by people in Profiles.
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Psychometric properties of the severity of the dependence scale for Khat (SDS-Khat) in polysubstance users. BMC Psychiatry. 2018 10 19; 18(1):343.
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Unexplained chronic liver disease in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Gastroenterol. 2018 Feb 13; 18(1):27.
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Sleep correlates of substance use in community-dwelling Ethiopian adults. Sleep Breath. 2017 Dec; 21(4):1005-1011.
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Prevalence, withdrawal symptoms and associated factors of khat chewing among students at Jimma University in Ethiopia. BMC Psychiatry. 2017 04 17; 17(1):142.