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Common Names
Catnip
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTADECANOIC-ACID | 1 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PETROSELINIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Plant | 289.0 | 2410.0 | -0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Plant | 50.0 | 195.0 | -0.49 | 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. |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Plant | 2820.0 | 23500.0 | 0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Plant | 11760.0 | 98000.0 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | not available | 184000.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PULEGONE | 28 | 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. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Plant | 0.4 | 3.6 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ROSMARINIC-ACID | 57 | Inflorescence | not available | 2000.0 | -1.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ROSMARINIC-ACID | 57 | Plant | not available | 2000.0 | -1.60 | Fitoterapia No.62: 166. |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Plant | 2.0 | 12.3 | 0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIN | 35 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNINS | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| THIAMINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitrichinosic | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Antitriglyceride | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antitrypanosomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitubercular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | 10 | Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992. |
| Antitumor (brain) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Cervix) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (CNS) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Gastric) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Liver) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Ovary) | 1 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antitumor (Pancreas) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Skin) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 2 | Planta Medica, 57: A56, 1991. |
| Antitussive | 2 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |