Nepeta cataria var. citriodora, Lemon Catnip, Lemon Catmint organic

Nepeta cataria var. citriodora, Lemon Catnip, Lemon Catmint organic

Nepeta cataria var. citriodora

Lemon Catnip, Lemon Catmint

sorts and variety
vigorous type lemon aroma, content of volatile oil about 0,95%         
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,reassuring,digestive,antispasmodic

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 before flowering