Mark Tierno's Medicinal Herbs Database |
Catnip, Japanese (Jing Jie) |
Botanical Name |
Schizonepeta tenuifolia |
System Affected |
cold, throat, headache, antibacterial |
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common cold, chills, sore throat headache helps to lower temperature and promote sweating antibacterial |
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China |
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Catnip |
Botanical Name |
Nepeta cataria |
System Affected |
gas, colds, fever, nerves, refrigerant, sedative |
Properties |
stomach, intestinal gas, abdominal pain (2 tbl (2-3 tsp for children) in 1 pint water internally, or as external enema for large intestine) Produces perseration for colds. tissue tonic, refrigerant (relieve thirst, fever) soothing nerves, mild sedative Externally: Possible insect repellant (proven vs cockroaches) |
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