Have you ever heard of Catha edulis drug?

Hello my Steemians Friends.

Catha edulis is one of the narcotic plants present in East Africa and Yemen, containing a substance that causes anorexia and hyperactivity, classified by the World Health Organization as a harmful drug It can cause a mild condition of addiction (less alcohol and tobacco) and qat isprohibited in all countries ofthe world Except Yemen, the only country that produces and consumes so much, I personally identified it from the Crossword game.

_{Catha edulis plant wikimedia [User:Katpatuka • Public domain]}

In order to know that Yemen is one of the biggest consumers of Catha edulis, I will tell you that it was one of the most famous coffee exporting countries. It was one of the best coffee types. Because of the cultivation of Catha edulis, the cultivation of coffee has been severely affected.This plant consumes much water. Each bundle consumes 500 liters. Yemen has little water reserves and there are studies that prove that Sana'a is the first capital to drain its water reserves completely. The big disaster is that even the cultivation of fruits and vegetables is no longer cultivated at the expense of Catha edulis cultivation as the financial income of Catha edulis is higher than the rest of the crops.

_{wikimedia [CC BY-SA 1.0]}

In some countries, especially in Yemen, where
Catha edulis is widespread, this custom becomes a social custom, where Catha edulis boards are held at parties. Friends gather in these councils after work, Such concerts are for men only and this is the most common thing, Sometimes you can see mixed parties with a couple or more men and women sitting together in the qat use boards, You can notice that the cheek is too full, because the effect of this drug is done by chewing where the capillaries absorb of the mouth the narcotic substance, And its effect can last for hours and of course it activate the body for three hours.

_{Cathinone wikimedia [Sbrools • CC-BY-SA-3.0]}

Chemical studies have shown that
Catha edulis leaves contain a large number of compounds such as Alcaloïde, glycoSides, Terpene, Tannin and other compounds.

More than 40 a Alcaloïde have been isolated and identified in this plant, many of which belong to the cathidolins group with a low molecular weight (600-1200). The most important of these compounds is phenylalkyl amines.

The Yemeni economy has become heavily dependent on Catha edulis cultivation, and has not imported food. However, after the spread of Catha edulis and its cultivation, Yemen has imported 80% of the food.

Of Catha edulis damage can cause high blood pressure and, the process of chewing for a long time can cause a sudden heart attack and in addition to malignant tumors in the mouth and gastric ulcers.