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Catnip Healing Herb Calming Indigestion. Catnip is a strong-smelling herb. It is native to Central Europe, though it can now be found in most of Canada and the Northeast United States. It belongs to the mint family and has oval-toothed, dark green leaves and white flowering tops. Cats go crazy for it.
To make catnip tea, mix 2 teaspoons of dried catnip leaves or flowers with 1 cup of boiling water. Add lemon juice, or lemon slice, and honey, stir, and let cool for several minutes. Many people prefer a steeping time of about 10 to 15 minutes. Catnip tea has a woodsy, almost grassy taste. The longer it sits with lemon in it, the more you’ll taste the natural underlying minty, citrusy flavor. Some people prefer this to drinking the tea immediately after cooling.
Catnip tea is most commonly used to treat nervousness and anxiety, along with other symptoms these conditions can cause, such as indigestion and insomnia. It may be used to treat conditions or symptoms related to gastrointestinal upset, including indigestion, cramping, and gas. It can act as a diuretic, increasing urination and thus decreasing water retention. This could help in the treatment of a number of different conditions.
Catnip tea has historically been used to treat issues like arthritis, coughs, hives, fevers, and viruses.
Catnip tea can stimulate uterine contractions, which can help women or girls with delayed menstruation get their periods. It may also help promote evacuations of the placenta following childbirth. Pregnant women should avoid drinking this tea because of this. Catnip tea may cause headaches and digestive upset in some individuals. If this doesn’t pass after a few uses, stop drinking the tea. Catnip tea should only be consumed by adults unless otherwise advised by your doctor. While it’s sometimes used to treat colic in infants, it hasn’t been tested in children. It may cause excessive drowsiness and sluggishness in children and infants, so it may be safer to choose another remedy. Alwaysthoroughly research any new herb you are thinking of using, and if taking prescription drugs have a word with your GP. Stop drinking catnip tea for several weeks before surgery, so that it doesn’t interfere with or intensify anesthesia and the central nervous system.
A great deal of your body weight is water. Taking a cup of catnip tea helps accelerate perspiration. Sweating helps get rid of toxins and excess water from the body. Most effective weight loss diet plans have this ingredient due to its diaphoretic nature. Various toxins in the body may frustrate your weight loss efforts, which is why you may need to detoxify first. Catnip increases your body metabolism, which is necessary for fat burning. Taking 2 cups of catnip every day may boost your metabolism and accelerate the weight loss process.
Are you having trouble with insects in your home? Putting a catnip plant in your house may keep them away. Nepetalactone has a strong scent which may repel insects like mosquitoes and houseflies. Researchers found that Catnip is more effective compared to DEET at repelling mosquitoes.
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