Tinkturenpresse

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Lamiaceae - catnip, catmint, Katzenminze

Perennial herb native to the eastern Mediterranean region, southern and central Asia; cultivated in gardens as ornamental and attractand for cats.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepeta_cataria http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echte_Katzenminze

catnip essential oil acts as a repellant to flies [Efficacy and safety of catnip (Nepeta cataria) as a novel filth fly repellent. Zhu JJ, Zeng XP, Berkebile D, DU HJ, Tong Y, Qian K. Med Vet Entomol. 2009 Sep;23(3):209-16] as well as mosquitoes [Repellent activity of catmint, Nepeta cataria, and iridoid nepetalactone isomers against Afro-tropical mosquitoes, ixodid ticks and red poultry mites. Michael A. Birkett, Ahmed Hassanali, Solveig Hoglund, Jan Pettersson, John A.Pickett, Phytochemistry Volume 72, Issue 1, January 2011, Pages 109–114] http://aceci.org/documents/Repellent_activity_of_Catmint_against_Afro-Tropical_Mosquitoes_2011.pdf