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1 row is stored for this page| Field | Field type | Value |
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| generic | String | Khat |
| brand | String | ''Catha edulis''. Chat, qat, the Flower of Paradise |
| structure | File | |
| classes | List of String, delimiter: , | Plant Medicine • Excitantia • Cathinone source |
| mechanism | String | Primary alkaloid is (S)-(-)-cathinone, a phenylpropanolamine close kin to amphetamine. Releases dopamine and norepinephrine. Also contains cathine (=norpseudoephedrine) and norephedrine. |
| uses | String | '"`UNIQ--vote-00000008-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000009-QINU`"' |
| starting_dose | String | A ''marduuf'' bundle (~50 g fresh leaves) chewed over a couple of hours |
| preparations | String | Fresh leaves and tender twigs chewed; degrades on drying |
| fda_max | String | |
| pill_id | Text | |
| routes | List of String, delimiter: , | Oral (buccal absorption) |
| onset | String | 15–30 min |
| duration | String | 2–4 h |
| halflife | String | |
| bioavailability | String | |
| pregnancy | String | |
| legal | String | Schedule I in US since 1993 (despite traditional use elsewhere); legal in Ethiopia, Kenya, Yemen, Somalia, Djibouti |