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Nepeta cataria - Catmint

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[[File:Big leaf catnip 001.JPG|thumb|right|''Nepeta cataria'', ''Catmint'']]
Common '''catnipCatmint''' <ref name="catnip"/> , officially called '''Nepeta cataria''', is an herbacious perennial herb that is native to '''''Europe, Asia and Africa'''''. ... Nepetalactone is an essential oil found in the '''''stems''''' and '''''leaves of Nepeta cataria'''''. Catmint has distinctive aromatic qualities which are very attractive to cats that have the '''''“catnip gene.”'''''
==Uses==
{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}.
==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Dried folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}. ==Chemical Composition==Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Catmint}} ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Easily grown in most soils, preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position, though it prefers full sun.Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|Meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Catnip.jpg|SeedlingFile:Nepeta-catarica.JPG|File:Nepeta cataria 1.jpgFile:Catnip-blossom.jpg|</gallery> == References ==
<references>
<ref name="catnipchemical composition">[https://enwww.wikipediasciencedirect.orgcom/wikiscience/Catnip "wikipedia"article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub Sciencedirect]</ref></references>
<ref name== External links =="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html Wayback machine]</ref>
*<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[httpshttp://en.wikipediapracticalplants.org/wiki/Nepeta "wikipedia"Agrimonia_eupatoria Practical palnts]</ref></references>
==External Links==
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Repeat plant]]

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