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Medical aspects of the chewing of khat leaves

The khat plant (Catha edulis) is produced in certain areas of East Africa and the Arabian peninsula, and the leaves are chewed for their stimulating effect. Fresh material, which is preferred by users, contains a substance that is rapidly converted to (+)-norpseudoephedrine. As a consequence of the...

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Main Author: Halbach, H.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1972
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2480814/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4538902
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