Description
Catnip Dried is a mildly soporific blend of flowers and leaves that come straight from our farm-grown Nepeta cataria plants. This comforting and relaxing dried blend’s taste is reminiscent of woods and grass. It can be your perfect late evening tea, helping you slow down and unwind from the day’s nuisances and go to bed with zero stress and anxiety.
Brew it hot or cold with a spot of honey and a lemon slice to enjoy its mildly sedative action. It works wonders when it comes to dealing with anxiety, stress, insomnia, irregular menstruation, intestinal spasms, colic, and other minor digestive discomforts.
Usage
Steep 1 tablespoon with 8oz. of boiled water for 5 to 10 minutes, strain, and enjoy.
About Catnip
Catnip (Nepeta cataria) is a gigantic herbaceous perennial that serves as a hot spot for cats. It has a square-shaped stem with fragrant pink or white flowers and brownish-green triangular leaves.
Catnip is insanely popular among tea lovers. Medicinally, it is known to cater to nervous disorders, especially depression, anxiety, stress, insomnia, and other sleep disorders. For women, catnip has proved to be an impressive emmenagogue as it induces menstruation and reduces menstrual cramps. Also, it tends to digestive issues, such as flatulence, bloating, loss of appetite, and intestinal cramps.
Catnip Dried - Nepeta Cataria Frequently Asked Questions
What is Catnip Dried- Nepeta cataria?
Catnip Dried is a dried blend of catnip flowers and leaves obtained from Mayernik Kitchen’s farm-grown Nepeta cataria plants. It is perfect to go in your teas and tinctures to help with anxiety, depression, insomnia, cold/flu, catarrh, gastrointestinal cramps, muscular spasm, flatulence, bloating, scanty/irregular menstruation, body aches, and high fever.
How can I use Catnip Dried- Nepeta cataria?
Steep 1 tablespoon with 8oz. of boiled water for 5 to 10 minutes, strain, and enjoy.
Is Catnip Dried- Nepeta cataria good for children?
Catnip Dried is good for children to consume in the form of teas and tinctures. It is a safe option to reduce high fever due to its diaphoretic property. It helps with the rhinitis condition of the children by attenuating catarrh, cold & flu, and even asthmatic condition too.
Is Catnip Dried- Nepeta cataria a good sleep aid?
Catnip Dried possesses nepetalactone that proffers a mild sedative-hypnotic effect. It is good for people suffering from insomnia and other sleep-related disorders as it imparts a calming effect. It is also beneficial for relaxing agitated babies, especially during colic episodes and the teething phase.
Is Catnip Dried- Nepeta cataria good for anxiety?
Catnip Dried contains nepetalactone (an iridoid), which is a natural anxiolytic and imparts sedative-hypnotic actions. It has a calming effect that confers relaxation and elevates mood, all the while reducing nervousness, agitation, and anxiety.
Is Catnip Dried- Nepeta cataria safe to use during pregnancy?
Catnip Dried is possibly unsafe to use during pregnancy because it is an excellent emmenagogue. It induces uterine contractions and kick starts the bleeding which can harm the fetus and can cause miscarriage.
Should I use Catnip Dried- Nepeta cataria every day?
Consult your doctor/pharmacist to discuss the dosage and extent of treatment with Catnip.