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Catnip
Important safety information: May cause drowsiness; avoid driving if affected and use care with sedatives. Avoid medicinal use during pregnancy; breastfeeding and child dosing are not well established.
Herbal actions
- Mild carminative traditionally
- mild sedative traditionally
- aromatic
Traditional and practitioner uses
These uses are presented for historical and educational context. They are not treatment claims.
- Traditional relief of mild digestive discomfort
- Traditional calming tea
- Aromatic household herb
Main constituents
Nepetalactones, volatile oil, rosmarinic acid, flavonoids and tannins
Preparation overview
Tea: Covered infusion. Human clinical evidence is limited; keep household use modest.
Liquid extract reference: No evidence-based universal dose
Preparation strengths are not interchangeable. Open the interactive guide for the complete evidence notes and sources available for this herb.
Herbilous provides educational information only. It does not diagnose, prescribe, or replace professional medical advice. Seek urgent care for severe or worsening symptoms.