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Plant Nepeta cataria (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Catnip
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name 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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
ABeta-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 3 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 2 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adenylate-Cyclase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 12 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Ancylostomicide 1 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 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *