Plant Nepeta cataria (Lamiaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Catnip

How this plant is used

Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
(1R,5R,8S,9S)-DEOXYLOGANIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(E)-BETA-FARNESENE	0	Plant	16.0	260.0	1.41	Bourrel, C., Perineau, F., Michel, G., Bessiere, J.M. 1993. Catnip (Nepeta cataria L.) Essential Oil: Analysis of Chemical Constituents, Bacteriostatic and Fungistatic Properties. J. Ess. Oil Res., 5: 159-167.
1-5-9-EPI-DEOXYLOGANIC ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-5-9-EPI-DEOXYLOGANIC ACID	0	Shoot	not available	433.3	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-HEXENYL-BENZOATE	0	Plant	4.0	39.0	not available	Bourrel, C., Perineau, F., Michel, G., Bessiere, J.M. 1993. Catnip (Nepeta cataria L.) Essential Oil: Analysis of Chemical Constituents, Bacteriostatic and Fungistatic Properties. J. Ess. Oil Res., 5: 159-167.
3-HEXENYL-ESTER	0	Plant	18.0	155.0	not available	Bourrel, C., Perineau, F., Michel, G., Bessiere, J.M. 1993. Catnip (Nepeta cataria L.) Essential Oil: Analysis of Chemical Constituents, Bacteriostatic and Fungistatic Properties. J. Ess. Oil Res., 5: 159-167.
4-(A)-ALPHA-7-ALPHA-(A)-BETA-NEPETALACTONE	0	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-(A)-ALPHA-7-ALPHA-(A)-BETA-NEPETALACTONE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-(A)-ALPHA-7-ALPHA-7-(A)-ALPHA-NEPETALACTONE	0	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
5,9-DEHYDRONEPETALACTONE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
5-EPIDEOXYLOGANIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
7-DEOXYLOGANIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
ALPHA-HUMULENE	2	Plant	18.0	170.0	0.88	Bourrel, C., Perineau, F., Michel, G., Bessiere, J.M. 1993. Catnip (Nepeta cataria L.) Essential Oil: Analysis of Chemical Constituents, Bacteriostatic and Fungistatic Properties. J. Ess. Oil Res., 5: 159-167.
ALPHA-NEPETALACTONE	0	Plant	125.0	2730.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM	5	Plant	30.0	250.0	-0.26	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Plant	6000.0	50000.0	-1.28	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Plant	3.0	24.0	-0.60	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE	0	Plant	not available	1800.0	1.47	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ELEMENE	5	Plant	4.0	155.0	0.10	Bourrel, C., Perineau, F., Michel, G., Bessiere, J.M. 1993. Catnip (Nepeta cataria L.) Essential Oil: Analysis of Chemical Constituents, Bacteriostatic and Fungistatic Properties. J. Ess. Oil Res., 5: 159-167.

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List of plant activities.
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Activity Sort descending	Chemical Count	Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	4 (View Chemicals list for 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
ABeta-Inhibitor	1 (View Chemicals list for ABeta-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide	3 (View Chemicals list for Acaricide)	Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor	2 (View Chemicals list for ACE-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor	2 (View Chemicals list for AChE-Inhibitor)	Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant	1 (View Chemicals list for Acidulant)	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adenylate-Cyclase-Inhibitor	1 (View Chemicals list for Adenylate-Cyclase-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	4 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic	1 (View Chemicals list for Allelochemic)	Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic	1 (View Chemicals list for Allelopathic)	Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic	12 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic)	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1 (View Chemicals list for Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic?	1 (View Chemicals list for Amphiglycemic?)	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic	8 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic)	Duke, 1992 *
Ancylostomicide	1 (View Chemicals list for Ancylostomicide)	Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Androgenic	1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic)	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic?	1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic?)	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic	1 (View Chemicals list for Anemiagenic)	Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic	3 (View Chemicals list for Anesthetic)	Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic	1 (View Chemicals list for Angiogenic)	Duke, 1992 *