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Catnip: Pharmacology and Properties

This chapter presents a review of literature related to the study. It discusses Nepeta cataria, commonly known as catnip, catswort, or catmint. Catnip is a short-lived herbaceous perennial that is native to Europe and central Asia. It grows between 50-100 centimeters tall and wide with brown-green foliage and triangular to ovate leaves. The small flowers are white with pale purple or pink spots and bloom from late spring through autumn. The main chemical constituent is nepetalactone, which can be extracted from catnip through steam distillation.

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Catnip: Pharmacology and Properties

This chapter presents a review of literature related to the study. It discusses Nepeta cataria, commonly known as catnip, catswort, or catmint. Catnip is a short-lived herbaceous perennial that is native to Europe and central Asia. It grows between 50-100 centimeters tall and wide with brown-green foliage and triangular to ovate leaves. The small flowers are white with pale purple or pink spots and bloom from late spring through autumn. The main chemical constituent is nepetalactone, which can be extracted from catnip through steam distillation.

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Chapter II

Review of Related Literature



This chapter presents a collection of articles, sources, and studies related
to the study at hand.


Catnip
Nepeta cataria, commonly known as catnip, catswort, or catmint, is
a species of the genus Nepeta in the Lamiaceae family, native to Europe and
southwestern to central Asia, and is widely naturalized elsewhere.

The
common name catmint can also refer to the genus as a whole.


Nepeta cataria is a short lived herbaceous perennial, growing 50100
centimetres (2039 in) tall and wide. It resembles a typical mint family
member in appearance by having the characteristic square stem that members
of the Lamiaceae plant family have, but with brown-green foliage. The
coarse-toothed leaves are triangular to ovate.
The small bilabiate flowers can be white and finely spotted with pale purple
or pink. They are showy and fragrant. The plant blooms from late spring
through autumn. The plant terpenoid nepetalactone is the main chemical
constituent of the essential oil of Nepeta cataria. Nepetalactone can be
extracted from catnip by steam distillation.
(N.A., [Link]

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