Catnip, also known as catnep or catmint that works as a drug for cats.

Parts used: Dried aerial parts Constituents: Volatile oil (comprising carvacrol, nepatol, thymol, nepatalactone, citronellol, geraniol); tannins

Main Uses Medical: Colds, flu, and children's illnesses. It calms the nervous system and will help put a figity child to sleep. It also calms the stomach, countering colic, flatulance, and diarrhoea, and also knownto be effective for helping with motion sickness. It has been used in North America to cleanse and heal the lower bowel


Catnip is a perennial plant (well..so long as you can keep the cats away from it) so can be kept for a long time. It should have partial shade to grow correctly. Catnip is a zone 3 to 4 plant so is hardy for tempeture from -29C to -40C (-20 to -40 F) so you can grow it so long as you get spring.

How to prepare: Catnip is best used in an infusion. Take the herb and..well..make tea with it. Pour hot water over the leaves and let steep to desired strength then strain leaves.

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