Catnip is also known as catswort, or catmint, a plant of Nepeta, belonging to the family of Lamiaceae, native to Europe and Asia. It has been use in herbal medicine as insect repellant and to treat digestive disorders, children restlessness and nervousness, fevers, cold and flu, skin irritations stimulate sweating, promote menstruation, etc..
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Ingredients
Beside the major constituent of terpenoid
nepetalactone, the herb also contains α-Pinene, β-Pinene,
Cyclohexen-1-yl-methyl ketone, Triplal, Thymol, Nepetalactone,
Nepetalactone, etc.
The benefits
Chemical composition of essential oil from N. cataria
found that the chemical 4a-α, 7-α, 7a-β-nepetalactone (55-58%), and
4a-α, 7-β, 7a-α-nepetalactone (30-31.2%) were effective in exerting
theirs anti microbial activity against all tested bacteria at
concentrations of 0.125-4 μL/mL. and inhibited the growth of Candida
species at a concentration less than 1 μL/mL. Other in the study of the
anti bacterial effect of some herbs, including Catnip, found that
Lavender oil is more effective in exhibition of antibacterial ability in
comparison with C. nepeta essential oil, probably based on the concept of synergistic values of essential oil components.
Side effects
1. Overdose of Catnip may cause central nervous system depression.
2.
Long-term exposure induced tolerance to stereotypic behavior,
catalepsy and sleeping time, and increased the susceptibility to
seizures.
3. Catnip may interacts with other medication if used on a daily basis
4. Etc.
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References
(1) Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activities of Essential Oils from Nepeta cataria L. against Common Causes of Food-Borne Infections by Kamiar Zomorodian, Mohammad Jamal Saharkhiz, Samaneh Shariati, Keyvan Pakshir, Mohammad Javad Rahimi, and Reza Khashei(PubMed)
(2) Effects of Nepeta menthoides aqueous
extract on retention and retrieval of memory in mice by Sarahroodi S,
Jafari-Najafi R, Nasri S, Rohampour K, Maleki-Jamshid A, Esmaeili S.(PubMed)
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