Nepeta cataria, Catnip, Catmint Seeds
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Nepeta cataria
Catnip, Catmint
sorts and variety
vigorous type without Citral, the cats love it
drugs
herb (Nepetae catariae herba)
most important active substances
volatile oil 0,2 - 0,7 %; chief components nepeta lactone, including as well epinepeta lactone, caryophyllene, camphor, thymol, carvacrol, pulegone
most important usages
colds, colic, also for the treatment of vervous disorders and migraine
Recommendations for Cultivation
Weight per Thousand Seed Grains: 0,67 g
Seed demand for drilling: spring / summer 12 kg/ha
Demand for plantation: spring or autumn 6 plants/m²
Distance between the rows: 50 cm
harvest: herb during the flowering time
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