miraa

Swahili word for qat, a weedy plant that is chewed for it's mild stimulative effects. Both of miraa's major active ingredients -cathine and cathinone- are phenylalklamines, meaning they are in the same class of chemicals as amphetamines.

The trucker chewed some miraa while driving his lorry so that he wouldn't fall asleep.

by DubyaMD August 16, 2007