Catnip
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Catnip leaf is a versatile and gentle herb with a long tradition of calming nerves, easing digestion, and delighting cats. Often brewed as tea or stuffed into toys, it’s a great addition to both the herbal apothecary and the pet cupboard.
- Traditionally used as a relaxing tea to ease digestion, tension, and mild insomnia
- Mild carminative and antispasmodic — often used for bloating, colic, and nervous stomach
- Gentle enough for children (in appropriate doses); often added to herbal bedtime blends
- Loved by cats for its nepetalactone content — used in toys, bowls, and enrichment activities
- Also valued in natural insect repellents and pet-friendly formulas
Tea: Steep 1–2 tsp per cup in hot water for 5–10 minutes. Drink as a calming herbal tea or blend with chamomile, lemon balm, or fennel.
Pet Enrichment: Place loose catnip in toys, blankets, or bowls. Refresh every few weeks to maintain strength. Some users dampen slightly to enhance scent.
Infused Spray: Soak a small amount of leaf in warm water, strain, and use as a spray for toys or scratching posts.
Bath Soak: Add strong infusion to a child’s bath to support sleep and ease irritability (small amounts only).
Crafting: Use in handmade cat toys, dream pillows, or fundraising gifts for rescues and shelters.
Catnip doesn’t affect all cats — roughly 30% are non-responders. For humans, catnip tea has a mild minty flavour and is used in sleep and digestive blends. It has gentle sedative qualities without being too strong, making it suitable for stress, tension, or stomach upset. Pet-safe and non-toxic, but best given to cats in small amounts to avoid overstimulation or vomiting from overuse.
Store in an airtight container out of light to preserve aroma and potency. Great for human tea, cat joy, or handmade gift blends.
- Actions: Carminative, nervine, mild sedative, antispasmodic, gentle diaphoretic
- Systems: Digestive, nervous, respiratory, integumentary (mild topical use)
- Energetics: Cooling, dry, calming
- Western Herbalism: Long used for digestion, tension, and fever in children and adults
- Common pairings: Chamomile, lemon balm, fennel, passionflower
This information is for general reference only. Consult a healthcare provider if pregnant or managing chronic health conditions. For cats, use sparingly and supervise play if ingesting large amounts.
