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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAT | 0 | Seed | not available | 212000.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Plant | not available | 10000.0 | -1.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Essential Oil | not available | 255000.0 | 2.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | 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. |
| HUMULENE-OXIDE-I | 0 | Plant | 22.0 | 210.0 | 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. |
| HUMULENENEPETALIC-ANHYDRIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRIDOIDS | 1 | 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. |
| IRON | 6 | Plant | 17.0 | 138.0 | -0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISODIHYDRONEPETALACTONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ISOMARGARIC ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOTRIDECANOIC ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed Oil | not available | 180000.0 | -0.83 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | 570000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Plant | 248.0 | 2070.0 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Plant | 5.0 | 37.4 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-NEPETALACTONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 1 | Lee, S. K., Song, Y., Mata-Greenwood, E., Kelloff, G. J., Steele, V. E., Pezzuto, J. M. 1999. Modulation of in vitro Biomarkers of the Carcinogenic Process by Chemopreventive Agents. Anticancer Res., 19: 35-44. |
| Radioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Respirainhibitor | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Respirastimulant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Rubefacient | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | 11 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Serotoninergic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Soap | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Sodium-Sparing | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Spermicide | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Spermigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Sprout-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, J.A.. Personal Communication. |
| Stimulant | 1 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Stomachic | 1 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Suppository | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Taenicide | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Teratogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Termitifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |