Khat, (Catha edulis), also spelled qat or chat, also called miraa, slender evergreen tree or shrub of the family Celastraceae, native to the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. The bitter-tasting leaves and young buds are chewed for the stimulants cathinone and cathine, which produce a mild euphoria.
Catha edulis is a flowering plant native to East Hararghe Zone and West Hararghe Zone of Ethiopia. Also grown as a Cash Crop in Nyambene region of Meru County and Embu County , with traces around Bomet County. Khat contains the alkaloid Cathinone, a stimulant, which is said to cause excitement, loss of appetite, and euphoria.
Aluta: Sheng word describing the "Euphoric High" that Khat (Cathinone) gives you, In these moments, everything is possible and Ideas are boundless. Other names: Handass, JahBless, Ketepa, Majani, Maini, Mambichwa, you can add some more..
It is typically introduced into the body by Chewing on Khat, (Catha edulis)
In 1856, English writer Charles Dickens described the custom of khat chewing in the Horn region and the adjacent Gulf territories, likening it to drinking strong green tea.
"These leaves are chewed, and act upon the spirits of those using them, much as a strong dose of green tea acts upon us in Europe, when it acts agreeably. Europeans used to stronger stimulants, are little affected by the use of khat, but among the more temperate Arabs it is so welcome a provocative to good humor.
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