Nepeta cataria
Also known as Catmint.
An excellent choice for colds and flus, especially in children, helping to flush out a fever, and calms the nervous system, aiding a good nights’ sleep and reducing anxiety, tension and hyperactivity.
Learn about Catnip
Leaves of this mint-family herb were used in a tea by the early Europeans for cramps, aches, fevers and fits. They also chewed on the leaf for headache relief. The Chinese used it for chest complaints and believed that it attracted good spirits and happiness. Catnip was once smoked to treat asthma and bronchitis.
Catnip tea is an excellent choice for colds and flus, especially in children. It is a diaphoretic (increases sweating), helping to flush out a fever. It also calms the nervous system, aiding a good nights’ sleep and reducing anxiety, tension and hyperactivity. It is also used for digestive disturbances such as colic, flatulence, diarrhoea, and stomach cramps. Other uses for catnip include period pain, tension headaches, drug and nicotine withdrawal.
Catnip is smoked for mild uplifting effects, but some humans are more affected than others with excitement and giggling. Gently relaxing, catnip is also a potentiator – increasing the effects of other herbs that it is used with.
Common Uses
Alcohol & Drug Recovery, Sexual Anxiety, Bronchitis, Childbirth, Cold & Flu, Colic, Coughs, Diarrhoea, Digestion, Digestive Complaints, Dreams, Dysmenorrhea, Fever, Children, Gastrointestinal Disorders, Harm Reduction from Cannabis, Harm Reduction from Opiates/Alcohol, Headache, Heart Palpitations, Immunity, Indigestion, Infections, Insomnia, Lung Health, Menstrual Complaints, Menstrual Cramps, Menstrual Health, Miscarriage, Mood Enhancement, Nervous System, Nicotine & Drug Withdrawal, Relaxation, Respiratory Ailments, Restlessness, Socialising, Stress, Tension, Tobacco Alternatives, Trauma (Emotional), and Upset Stomach.Herbal Actions
Antispasmodic, Astringent, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Nervine, Nervine Tonic, and Sedative.Catnip in Blogs
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References
David Hoffman (1995),The New Holistic Herbal, p.189
Michael Tierra (1998),The Way of Herbs, p.114