How Were Cathinones, Derived from the Khat Plant, First Introduced

question 44

Multiple Choice

How were cathinones, derived from the khat plant, first introduced to the Western world?

• A) In 1887, German missionaries in Ethiopia discovered that the khat plant was ideal for increasing blood pressure.
• B) In 1944, Leandro Panizzon, a chemist working for the Ciba Pharmaceutical Company, discovered the khat plant while vacationing in east Africa.
• C) In the mid-1500s, Spanish conquistadors first discovered the khat plant during their conquest of the Incan empire in Peru.
• D) Peter Forsskal, a Dane, discovered the khat plant during an expedition to Arabia in 1760.

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