Catnip - Mao Bo He - Organic - Nepeta cataria - Organic
Latin Name: Nepeta cataria
Harvested: United States of America
History/Folklore: This herb has long been used to start your cycle and aid in children’s cough, long before it was sold as a distraction for cats. The famous herbalist Culpeper wrote about this herb, and suggested its use as a tea, bath, inhalant of the steam for mother’s, as it would take away “barrenness”, and take away the “pain and winds” of the mother. In the Middle Ages it was used as a remedy for anger, as it helps to quiet and calm the Heart and Soul, and was said to calm even the angriest of men.
I was always taught to use it as a sedative herb, that would help break a fever and induce sweating when one had the flu. I commonly use it for this.
Key Actions: Relaxant, Diuretic, Tonic, Antifungal, Bacteriacide, Sedative, Febrifuge.
Key Constituents: high in volatilee/Essential oils (nepetalactone 80-90%, camphor, cryophyllenes, dihydronepetalactone, humulene, nepetalacid, thymol, pulegone, aldehyde ester, hydroxylactone), tannis.
Uses: This herb is known to help with anxiety, insomnia, restlessness, migraines, headaches, infections, the common colds and flu, swine flue, hives, rashes, indigestion, gas, cramping, increases urination and speeds up menstruation, and used topically for arthritis, swellings, cysts/inflammation, and hemorrhoids.
Eastern Energetics:
Temperature: cool
Energetics: Pungent, Bitter
Meridians: ST, LU, LI
Actions:
- Releases the Exterior and promotes sweating
- Moves Qi and alleviates pain
- Benefits the Skin (cooling)
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