Nencini P, Grassi M C, Botan A A, Asseyr A F, Paroli E
Institute of Medical Pharmacology, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 1989 Jun;23(3):255-8. doi: 10.1016/0376-8716(89)90089-6.
The habit of chewing Khat (Catha edulis) to experience its euphorizing and psychostimulant effects has prevailed for centuries among the inhabitants of the Horn of Africa and the Arabian peninsula. In recent years, air transport has removed the major obstacle to the diffusion of Khat, its perishableness. Khat is now air-freighted to Europe and we were able to buy some in Rome. We report the results of interviews with 20 members of the Somali community in Rome, who had continued their habit of chewing Khat whilst abroad. They asserted that they gathered together whenever possible, but preferably at weekends, to chew moderate quantities of Khat (one bundle, about 400 g). The customary habit of drinking tea or other soft drinks containing methylxantines during Khat sessions was maintained and very few subjects admitted drinking alcohol. In this small study sample, Khat chewing still seems to be a social event, as it is in Somalia.
咀嚼巧茶（Catha edulis）以体验其欣快感和精神刺激作用的习惯，在非洲之角和阿拉伯半岛的居民中已盛行数百年。近年来，航空运输消除了巧茶传播的主要障碍，即其易腐性。如今，巧茶通过空运抵达欧洲，我们在罗马就能买到一些。我们报告了对罗马20名索马里社区成员的访谈结果，他们在国外时仍保持咀嚼巧茶的习惯。他们称，只要有可能，他们就会聚集在一起，最好是在周末，咀嚼适量的巧茶（一捆，约400克）。在咀嚼巧茶期间饮用茶或其他含甲基黄嘌呤的软饮料的习惯仍保留着，很少有受访者承认饮酒。在这个小样本研究中，咀嚼巧茶似乎仍是一种社交活动，就像在索马里一样。
