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Field balm

• Catnip
  Common Name(s)
  catnip, catmint, catnep, catswort, field balm
  Scientific Name(s)
  Nepeta cataria L., Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
  How is Catnip usually used?
  Catnip is available as aerialaerialplant parts appearing above ground parts (i.e., flowering tops and dried leaves). It is taken orallyorallyto be taken by mouth (swallowed) or topicallytopicallyto be applied on the skin as an infusioninfusionthe process of steepsteepTo soak an agent (such as tea) to extract its active ingredienting or soaking plant material in hot or cold water to isolate its active ingredient.
• Oral:
• infusion: 10 teaspoons per litre of water, leave to stand alone and draw for 10 minutes, 2 to 3 cups per day
  infusion: 30 g recently dried herb in 500 mL boiling water, drink warm as "...freely as the stomach will permit."
  Topical:
• infusion: 30 g recently dried herb in 500 mL boiling water - apply as needed
  For prolonged use, consult a health care provider.
• What is Catnip used for?
  Oral catnip is traditionally used as:
• a cold remedy to help lower a fever by strongly inducing sweat (diaphoreticdiaphoretican agent that induces sweating)