Catnip (Nepeta cataria)

Catnip is a relaxant and is often used in smoke blends for ritual use and to enhance intuitive gifts,  psychic visions, and dreamwork.  Attracts positive energy and good spirits especially when grown near the home.  Can enhance love, and sexual attraction and can be used in hands for luck.  According to Cunningham, large catnip leaves are used as bookmarks for magical text. Scientific Name - Nepeta cataria  Other Names - Catmint, Catwort, Gatera  Origin - Said to be native to southern and eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and China  Magical Power - Dreamwork, Psychic Work, Love  Used in Making - Bath, Conditioning Oil, Dressing, Floorwash, Hand, Incense, Teas Planet - Venus  Element - Water   Deities - Feline deities  Energy Archetype - Feminine  Parts Used - Leaf and Essential Oil MedicinalUses - Catnip can be used as a stimulant, to fight the common cold, for babies with colic, helps relieve headaches, and hiccups, as an antihistamine, good for hives, insomnia, gas, diarrhea, and fever. The owners of Wildheart Botanica are not licensed physicians.  Please see your personal practitioner before using any product CAUTION - Do not use it if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.  Combining Catnip with certain drugs can produce unwanted side effects.  Possible side effects of catnip; headaches, nausea, and vomiting (when used in large doses) or overall ill feelings.