Catnip: also known as Nepeta, really catnip (True Catnip Height of about 50-100 cm, is an appearance similar to mint herb with gray-green leaf with white flowers, purple flowers with a few small spots.
Nepeta cataria scientific name is a perennial herb, about 2 to 3 feet high, erect plant type was forested state, branches grow, shaped like mint leaves mint leaves than we eat bigger, and the aroma emanating taste often attract cat named tour during play.
Catnip (Nepeta cataria) is a weak neural substrates, have a calming, excitement and so on, when higher doses, people will have nausea. Can be used to reduce the temperature. You can eliminate flatulence and assist digestion, improve sleep quality, relieve stress, stimulate the appetite. For the benefit of anxiety, colds, influenza, inflammation, pain and stress. From catnip extract in the pure nepetalactones (nepetalactone), with 10 times the DEET repellent effect. Catnip is a kind of companion planting plants that can repel pests. Some other plants can be used as Nepeta Lepidoptera larvae food, such as a sheath called Coleophora albitarsella moth. Catnip flowers and leaves are soft like mint-like flavor, is said to be fresh catnip bubbles into a flower or leaf herbal tea, help sleep effect. Catnip leaves are rich in vitamin C, as well as sweating, so when flu symptoms appear just a little catnip can soak drink herbal tea.