Catnip grass has calming and mood-lifting effects and can excite cats.<\/p>\n
It can relieve bloating and aid digestion, improve sleep quality, relieve stress and stimulate appetite.<\/p>\n
It can soothe cats suffering from anxiety, colds, influenza, inflammation and pain.<\/p>\n
Catnip (Nepeta cataria) is a mild nervous-system agent with calming and stimulating effects; at higher doses it can cause nausea. It can be used to lower temperature. It can relieve bloating and aid digestion, improve sleep quality, relieve stress and stimulate appetite. It is beneficial for anxiety, colds, influenza, inflammation, pain and stress. A study by Iowa State University found that pure nepetalactone extracted from catnip is ten times as effective as DEET at repelling mosquitoes. Catnip is also a companion plant that can repel pests. Some other plants of the genus Nepeta can be used as food for lepidopteran larvae, such as a casebearer moth called Coleophora albitarsella. When a cat senses cut leaves or stems, it may rub, roll, paw, chew, lick, jump, softly growl or salivate heavily, and some cats will howl or meow. These reactions stop after a few minutes, followed by about two hours of rest, after which the cat will respond to the plant again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"