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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYRCENE | 22 | Plant | 8.0 | 40.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEONEPETALACTONE | 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. |
| NEPETALACTONE | 5 | Essential Oil | 600000.0 | 999000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEPETALACTONE | 5 | Plant | 25.0 | 9900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEPETALACTONE | 5 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEPETALACTONE-N1 | 0 | Plant | 25.0 | 7400.0 | 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. |
| NEPETALIC-ACID | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 1240.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEPETALIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | 300.0 | 1300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEPETALIC-ANHYDRIDE | 0 | Plant | 1080.0 | 4680.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEPETARIASIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEPETARIASIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 20.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEPETASIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 126.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEPETOGLUCOSYLESTER | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEPETOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEPETOL GLUCOSYL ESTER | 0 | Leaf | not available | 750.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEPETOL-GLUCOSIDE-ESTER | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEROL | 10 | Essential Oil | not available | 276000.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEROL | 10 | 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. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiulcer | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcerogenic | 1 | Rafatullah, S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, M.A., Mossa, J.S., and Ageel, A.M. 1989. Evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) for Gastric and Duodenal Antiulcer Activity in Rats. J. of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 25-34, 1990. |
| Antiuremic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivaginitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antivertigo | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anxiolytic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AP-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemicide | 1 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Ascaricide | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Ataxigenic | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Avifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Barbituate-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |