🪶Indigenous / Native American
Catnip (Wild)
Nepeta cataria
About Catnip (Wild)
Catnip (Wild) (Nepeta cataria) is a herb used in the Indigenous / Native American tradition to help with Fever, Insomnia, Digestive Issues, and Children's Health, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Nepeta cataria, commonly known as catnip, catswort, catwort, and catmint, is a species of the genus Nepeta in the family Lamiaceae, native to southern and eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and parts of China. It is widely naturalized in northern Europe, New Zealand, and North America. The common name catmint can also refer to the genus as a whole.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · internalLeaves · internal