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. 1976 Aug;85(2):246-9.
doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-85-2-246.

The use of khat (Catha edulis) in Yemen. Social and medical observations

W Luqman, T S Danowski

The use of khat (Catha edulis) in Yemen. Social and medical observations

W Luqman et al. Ann Intern Med. 1976 Aug.

Abstract

Catha edulis, or khat, a plant indigenous to Yemen, Ethiopia, and East Africa, has sympathomimetic and euphoriant effects. Its role in the economic, social, and political lives of people in North and South Yemen and certain clinical and psychiatric aspects are discussed.

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