Attraction of cats for some of the chemicals found in the plant is well known. Nepetalactone is the chemical that has behavioral effect on cats. The Wikipedia article on Catnip has lots of information and references including medicinal uses. Regards taffazull
On Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 10:41:13 AM UTC+5:30 Anitha Niju wrote: > Thanks, this sounds very interesting! I was wondering if it's true that > cats are attracted to it. Or, is this just a myth? I have seen a lot of > products saying it has catnip in them. Is this good for human/animal > consumption? > Best Regards, > > *Anitha Niju* > > > > On Thu, 17 Jul 2025 at 09:32, [email protected] <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> In Srinagar Kashmir N,cataria is one of the commonest weeds. >> It is also called " Biyari Ghas" ( cat's grass) by villagers.I do not >> know if this name is indigenous or a result of contact with Britishers for >> whom Kashmir was a popular resort during British rule. >> Regards >> Taffazull >> >> On Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 8:11:44 PM UTC+5:30 Anitha Niju wrote: >> >>> Thank you Sir. >>> Best Regards, >>> >>> *Anitha Niju* >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, 16 Jul 2025 at 17:53, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Catnip, Catmint, Botanically Nepeta cataria is abundant in Western >>>> Himalayas, a perennial that can be easily transplanted and grown. >>>> Many uploads on our database >>>> https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/TJvek-drIP0/m/REPwjEeRAQAJ >>>> https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/FYiScfg7wZ4/m/7J1pRUcwAwAJ >>>> https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/vNW369QvE_8/m/EFMSGO4sQP4J >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 6:53:20 AM UTC+5:30 [email protected] >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi >>>>> Can Catnip be grown in India? If so, where can it be found? >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>>> Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/b12gANfUGZ0/unsubscribe >>>> . >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/ffcdb494-91ff-4077-a984-8a92055a156an%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/ffcdb494-91ff-4077-a984-8a92055a156an%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/b12gANfUGZ0/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/6ab37c4b-f7f4-4b71-bb02-aa5998dc0707n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/6ab37c4b-f7f4-4b71-bb02-aa5998dc0707n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/2f96e382-b99b-4f91-99a7-840b15a617a3n%40googlegroups.com.
