Catnip
Nepeta cataria
A mild, family-friendly mint used as a calming tea for restlessness, upset stomach, and colds (it relaxes humans, not just cats).
Traditional use (european-folk, indigenous-americas): A mild, family-friendly mint used as a calming tea for restlessness, upset stomach, and colds (it relaxes humans, not just cats).
A mild, family-friendly mint used as a calming tea for restlessness, upset stomach, and colds (it relaxes humans, not just cats).
Active constituents are under study; evidence ranges from traditional use to preliminary human trials.
- A mild, family-friendly mint used as a calming tea for restlessness, upset stomach, and colds (it relaxes humans, not just cats).
Evidence strength: traditional use.
- See the evidence level above
- Gentle; large amounts can over-sedate; avoid medicinal doses in pregnancy.
- Pregnant/breastfeeding people without medical advice
Gentle; large amounts can over-sedate; avoid medicinal doses in pregnancy.
May interact with prescription medications — review with a clinician if you take any.
Use caution in pregnancy, breastfeeding, for children, and with chronic disease unless cleared by a clinician.
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