Khat and stroke

Khat chewing can cause stroke.

An Overview of Khat

This is a mini-review of the effects of khat—leaves of which are chewed by people around the world. Khat chewing could have profound short and long-term effects on various human body systems, of which some of the main effects are discussed in this review. Although various countries recognize the potential harm of using khat, legal mechanisms controlling the use of khat vary widely. Nevertheless...

Habitual Khat and Concurrent Khat and Tobacco Use Are Associated With Subjective Sleep Quality

INTRODUCTION Khat (Catha edulis) is widely used in East Africa and the Middle East, often in combination with tobacco smoking. Sleep disturbance has been linked with habitual khat use; however, no systematic attempt has been made to test the hypothesis that use of khat and khat and tobacco in combination are related to sleep disturbance. Sleep disturbances are associated with dysregulations in ...

The Green Leaf: Khat

The leaves of the plant khat (Catha edulis) are commonly chewed in Arabian Peninsula and certain countries of the East Africa. The leaves of which are chewed for largely cultural and stimulant reasons. In this paper, a review of the scientific literatures on the relationship between khat use and psychosis and potentiality of dependence. To understand khat use, it is needed to discuss khat pheno...

Khat chewing and acute myocardial infarction.

Fresh leaves from khat trees (Catha edulis Celestrasae) are chewed daily by over 20 million people in Yemen and East African countries. Chewing khat (qat) is a popular social habit which has spread to Yemeni, Somali or East African communities in the USA and UK. The pleasure derived from khat chewing is attributed to the euphoric actions of S-(−)cathinone, a sympathomimetic amine with propertie...