Nepeta cataria
| Noun | 1. |  Nepeta cataria - hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats |
nepeta cataria
catnip
Nepeta cataria
catnip
Drug slangRegional street argot for a joint (marijuana cigarette).
Herbal medicine
A perennial that contains volatile oils (carvecrol, citronellol, geraniol, nepetallactones, nepetol, thymol and tannins); it is antidiarrhoeal, antipyretic, carminative, diaphoretic, sedative, stomachic and tonic. Catnip has been used as an enema for colicky infants, topically for cuts, and internally for colds, flu, viral infections in children, “nervous stomach”, nervous headache and menstrual cramps.
Toxicity
It should not be used in pregnancy or in young children.
Veterinary medicine
A perennial that has a stimulant effect on cats.
Nepeta cataria
- noun
Synonyms for Nepeta cataria
noun hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike
Synonyms
- catmint
- catnip
Related Words
- herb
- herbaceous plant
- genus Nepeta
- Nepeta
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