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Catmint, Nepeta cataria

Common name

catnep, nep

Where it's found

wild English plant in hedges, field borders and waste ground. Also used as a pretty silver and purple garden plant.

Which parts are used?

the herb

What it does

Good in treating colds, fevers, restlessness and colic. It is also used in nervous complaints and to calm children and soothe nightmares when taken as an infusion and conserve. Catmint can be applied to swellings and bruises as a poultice.

How it's taken

infusion, injection or poultice.