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Schizonepeta
Also called Catnip, Cat Mints, Catmints
Schizonepeta is a genus of herbs in the mint family, best known in the species Schizonepeta tenuifolia (Japanese catnip), grown mainly as a medicinal herb. It is not the same as the cat-attracting catnips of the genus Nepeta.
Schizonepeta (Japanese catnip) is a genus of herbs. It should not be confused with the true catnips of the genus Nepeta (also Lamiaceae) known for their euphoria-inducing effect on domestic cats.
Used as a medicinal herb, Schizonepeta tenuifolia is cultivated chiefly in the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Jiangxi, China. The above-ground parts are collected in autumn, or early winter, and dried in the shade.
Schizonepeta tenuifolia contains the following constituents:
four monoterpenes: (−)-menthone, (+)-pulegone, (−)-limonene and (+)-menthofuran as the main bio-active and toxic constituents.
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