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WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.

Felter's Materia Medica on Cataria

CATARIA
   The leaves and flowering tops of Nepeta Cataria (Nat. Ord. Labiatae). A... / The leaves and flowering tops of Nepeta Cataria (Nat. Ord. Labiatae). A common perennial of Europe, and naturalized in the United States. Co......nep. Principal Constituents.—An aromatic volatile oil and a bitter body. Preparations.—1. Infusum Cataria, Infusion of Cataria. (Catnip, 1 ounce to Water, 16 fluidounces). Dose, ad libitum. 2. Speci... / ...be obtained, the specific medicine may be used in place of the infusion.1


WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.

Physician's Materia Medica on Cataria

CATNEP
   The leaves and tops of NEPETA CATARIA, Lin. Carminative, stomachic, in hot infusion emmenagogue, Employed chiefly in infantile colic.2


References

1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.
2) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.