Category Archives: Nepeta Plants (catnip)

Nepeta cataria (Catnip): Antidepressant?

Nepta plants are a group of worldwide distributed flowering plants that belong to the Lamiaceae or mint family. As with most mint family plants, nepeta plants contain an essential oil that is rich in healing phytochemicals. Mice fed repeatedly with … Continue reading

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Nepeta Species: Anxiolytic Plants?

Nepeta is a group of flowering plant belonging to the Lamiaceae, or mint family of plants. Nepeta plants are distributed throughout the world. Nepeta cataria is perhaps the most well known example, and is commonly known as catnip, catswort or … Continue reading

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Nepeta Plants (E.g. Catnip)

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