Nepeta cataria
Synonyms:
Mao Bo He
Categories: Ayurvedic Medicine, Essential Oil, Homeopathic Medicine, Medicinal Plant, Native American Medicine, Powder, Tea, Tincture, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Catnip (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
Compound of cat + Middle English nep, from Old English nepte, from Latin nepeta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkatnɪp/
Noun
catnip (countable and uncountable, plural catnips)
- Any of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus Nepeta, family Lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities.
- Synonyms: catmint, catwort
- Nepeta cataria and Nepeta grandiflora (and perhaps other species), which are well-known for causing an apparently harmless pheromone-based intoxication among certain cats.
