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Nepeta cataria - Catnip

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List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
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[[File:Starr 070906-8819 Nepeta cataria.jpg|thumb|right|Catnip leaves]]
'''Nepeta cataria''', commonly known as catnip, catswort, or catmint, is a species of the genus Nepeta in the family Lamiaceae, native to southern and eastern Europe, the Middle East, central Asia, and parts of China. It is also widely naturalized in northern Europe, New Zealand, and North America.The common name catmint can also refer to the genus as a whole. The names catnip and catmint are derived from the intense attraction most cats have towards them.
==Uses==
{{Uses|motion Motion sickness}}, {{Uses|feverFever}}, {{Uses|coldsCold}}, {{Uses|headacheHeadache}}, {{Uses|migraineMigraine}}, {{Uses|anxietyAnxiety}}, {{Uses|stressStress}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|hysteriaHysteria}}<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=AgrimonyCatnip, Catmint}} ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa=== ===Guna=== ===Veerya=== ===Vipaka=== ===Karma=== ===Prabhava===
==Habit==
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
==Where to get the saplings==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Yards}}, {{Commonly seen|waste Waste ground}}, {{Commonly seen|roadsidesRoadsides}}, {{Commonly seen|ruins}}, {{Commonly seen|loading areasRuins}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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File:Odermennig2015.08.22 10.09.05 DSC00158 - Flickr - andrey zharkikh.jpg  2015.08.22 10.39.12 DSC00188 - Flickr - andrey zharkikh.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02 2015.08.22 10.39.41 IMG 0246 - Flickr - andrey zharkikh.jpg 2015.08.22 10.40.09 IMG 0247 - Flickr - andrey zharkikh.jpg British Entomology Volume 7 (John Curtis) Plate 500.jpg  Cataire FR 2013.jpg  Catnip , Nepeta cataria.jpg  Catnip flowers.jpg  Catnip leaves flowers.jpg
Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698195 "journal of essential oil researchChemical Constituents"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[httpshttp://webwww.archiveflowersofindia.org/web/20131226161459/http:net/catalog/www.wildflowers-guide.comslides/39-agrimonyCatnip.html "wayback machineleaves description"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://nepetacataria.org/ "nepta gatariaHistory and Description"]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">[http://www.medicalhealthguide.com/herb/catnip.htm "herbal medicineCatnip Health Benefits"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=e433Nepeta cataria on missouribotanicalgarden]* [http://eol.org/pages/595653/overviewNepeta cataria on encyclopedea of life]* [https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Nepeta+catariaNepeta cataria as a future plant]* [http://nepetacataria.org/nepeta-cataria-effects-on-humans/Nepeta Cataria Effects on Humans]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Lamiaceae]]
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