Catnip MNB

Nepeta cataria

Menta de Gato

Botany

Plant part benefits

Holmes, Peter, et al. Aromatica: a Clinical Guide to Essential Oil Therapeutics. Singing Dragon, an Imprint of Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016.

  • Strong mucolytic, circulation, pain-relieving (thanks to the camphor)
  • They are valuable in fighting respiratory infections, as they are highly effective mucolytics.
  • Some ketone rich oils are also analgesic.
  • Some specific ketone components are antispasmodic
  • They have a circulatory effect (except Vetiver)
  • Great for upper respiratory issues: Liquefy mucus, colds, flu, dry cough.
  • Analgesic, antiviral, antibacterial
  • Stimulate cell regeneration, help with scar and wound healing
  • Can help with digestion and stimulate the immune system.
  • They tend to be resistant to metabolism in the body and so are often excreted in the urine unchanged.

Calming, soothing, sedative, emotionally uplifting

Antispasmodic; regulating and balancing action on the sympathetic nervous system; anti-inflammatory; effective on skin rashes and irritations. They are adaptogenic (helping the body adjust to, and deal with stress)

  • The therapeutic effects of each oil need to be considered individually, as one cannot generalize as easily as with monoterpenes. 
  • Many oils high in sesquiterpenes are anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic and cicatrisant.
  • They tend to be energetically and emotionally grounding
  • Antibacterial, antiseptic.
  • Help with emotional trauma.
  • Nepetalactone isomer 36.55 %
  • Nepetalactone isomer  36.18%

SS-caryophyllene 6.1% Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory, Antispasmodic, anti tumoral, Immunostimulant, sedative and antiviral

Holmes, Peter, et al. Aromatica: A Clinical Guide to Essential Oil Therapeutics. Singing Dragon, an Imprint of Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016.
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Battaglia, Salvatore. The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy – Foundations & Materia Medica. Third ed., I, Black Pepper Creative Pty Ltd, 2018.
Holmes, Peter, et al. Aromatica: a Clinical Guide to Essential Oil Therapeutics. Singing Dragon, an Imprint of Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016.

Rhind, Jennifer. Aromatherapeutic Blending: Essential Oils in Synergy. Singing Dragon, 2016.

Battaglia, Salvatore. The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy – Foundations & Materia Medica. Third ed., I, Black Pepper Creative Pty Ltd, 2018.
Worwood, V. A. (2016). In The Complete Book of Essential Oils and aromatherapy. Over 800 natural, nontoxic, and fragrant recipes to create health, beauty, and safe home and Work Environments. story, New World Library.
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Skin sensitization (low risk); may be psychotropic (relating to or denoting drugs that affect a person’s mental state).

Tisserand, Robert, et al. Essential Oil Safety: a Guide for Health Care Professionals. Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2014.

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