Khat Chewing Induces Cardiac Arrhythmia

Khat chewing can cause stroke.

Oral White Lesions Associated with Chewing Khat

INTRODUCTION Khat is a cultivated plant whose leaves when chewed elevate mood. Unlike the chewing of betel nut, no association between the white oral mucosal lesions in khat users and oral malignancies has been reported. Chewing of khat has been documented in many countries and has increased with worldwide migration. The impact of chewing khat upon the oral mucosa is essentially unknown. PURP...

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...

Herbal ecstasy: cardiovascular complications of khat chewing in pregnancy.

Chewing fresh leaves of the Khat plant (Catha edulis Celestrasae) is a widespread habit (also practiced by women, even during pregnancy) with a deep-rooted tradition in East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. With the influx of immigrants from East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula khat chewing has been imported into other countries including Europe the United States. The major pharmacologically ...

Acute Fasciola hepatica infection attributed to chewing khat.

Background—Fascioliasis is a parasitic infection, primarily of the liver but after several weeks the biliary tract may also be aVected, related to the trematode Fasciola hepatica. The trematode is distributed worldwide in herbivores but is unusual in humans. Several outbreaks have been attributed to consumption of contaminated watercress and water. The optimal treatment of fascioliasis, particu...