[Sca-cooks] Catnip - probably more information than you would like to know

[Chris Stanifer]

--- Samrah <auntie_samrah at yahoo.com> wrote:

> CATNIP Nepeta cataria
> 
> Also known as: Mentioned by Gerard as "Catmint", although there are also plants called catmint.
> 
> Description: Hardy perennial with sprawling stems and fine toothed leaves covered with white
> downy-like fuzz and white or pink flowers. Grows up to three feet tall and two feet wide. Its
> fragrance is said to resemble a combination of Camphor, Thyme & Pennyroyal.
> 
> Notes: The infamous stuffing for catnip mice, but did you know that the same herb that keys
> kittens up, winds children down and calms upset tummies*? 

So, what, exactly, is the chemical in Catnip which drives some cats wild, and how does it affect
them (scent? Contact?  Taste?)  I have seen cats go goo-goo over this stuff, but have never
understood why it affects them so profoundly.

William de Grandfort

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Through teeth of sharks, the Autumn barks.....and Winter squarely bites me.


		
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