CATNIP
nepeta cataria
AKA
catmint
catnep
catrup
catswort
field balm
GENDER: Feminine
PLANET: Venus
ELEMENT: Water
MAGICK
Cat majik, familiars, joy, friendship, love.
MOON
Plants with little white or pale yellow flowers (Cleavers) and plants
with juicy leaves (Catnip) or moon shaped leaves (Caraway).
GOD: Bast
catnip and vervain
As an incense
it may be used to consecrate magickal tools.
Cat Pillow Flea Repellent
Mix equal parts of chamomile and catnip.
Add twice as much pennyroyal.
Stuff a pillow with these herbs.
Sure Fire Way to Stop Fleas
Give dog 100 miligrams thiamine (Vitamin B1) daily.
Cat, grind one tablet daily and add to their food.
Producing free perspiration, it is very useful in colds.
Catnep Tea is a valuable drink in every case of fever,
because of its action in inducing sleep and producing
perspiration without increasing the heat of the system.
APPLICATIONS
colic
intestinal gas
bloating
diarrhea
stomach cramping
insomnia
colds
flu
fevers and pain
SAFTY
Catnip is considered a safe botanical medicine used appropriately.
Complementary Agents
Ginger
fennel
peppermint
papaya
capsicum
saw palmetto berry
myrrh gum
calcium carbonate
pepsin
acidophilus
SOURCE(S)
"A Modern Herbal"
Full Moon Paradise
TheWiccanHerbalist
Jude's Herbal Remedies
By Jude Williams
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