*Grown in my chemical free gardens*

Catnip (Nepeta Cataria)

Taste: Bitter, Pungent

Energetics: Cooling, Moistening, Relaxant

Actions: Relaxant Diaphoretic, Spasmolydic, Emmenagogue, Carminative, Nervine Relaxant

Affinities: Digestive System, Female Reproductive System, Musculoskeletal System, Integumentary System

Preparations: herbal infusion, tincture, poultice

Contraindications: avoid during pregnancy due to emmenagogue effects

Herb-Drug Interaction: caution when taking central nervous system depressants, or when taking lithium