Nepeta cataria, Catnip, Catmint

Nepeta cataria, Catnip, Catmint

Nepeta cataria

Catnip, Catmint

sorts and variety
vigorous type without Citral, the cats love it                
drugs

herb (Nepetae catariae herba)

most important active substances

volatile oil 0,2 - 0,7 %; chief components nepeta lactone, including as well epinepeta lactone, caryophyllene, camphor, thymol, carvacrol, pulegone

most important usages

colds, colic, also for the treatment of vervous disorders and migraine

Recommendations for Cultivation

Weight per Thousand Seed Grains: 0,67 g

Seed demand for drilling: spring / summer 12 kg/ha

Demand for plantation: spring or autumn 6 plants/m²

Distance between the rows: 50 cm

harvest: herb during the flowering time