Catnip tea has long been used in traditional herbal medicine to combat digestive disturbances, and reducing the pain of menstrual cramps. A hot cup of catnip tea is excellent for treating colds and flu because it producing sweat without increasing the heating system. Catnip tea is good for curing headaches as well. (Dawson, Adele) …show more content…
Glycerin-based tinctures are also good for both people and cats. The leaves are sometimes smoked recreationally.
Herbaceous and subtly floral Catnip brings energies of knowledge, mystery, and playfulness. Researchers at Iowa State University found nepetalactone, the essential oil in catnip that gives the plant its characteristic odor, is ten times more effective at repelling mosquitoes than DEET.
Catnip (Catnep in English) is an aromatic, characteristic odor, which bears a certain resemblance to that of the same and Mint Pennyroyal. It is because of this sensation has a strange fascination for cats, who will destroy any plants that may happen to be bruised.
The old, sweet grass is naturalized in North America so long ago that some think it's a native, Catnip honey flavored with aromatic tea is a favorite of early American