Hi, I recently bought a catnip plant for my cats and was interested by the strong smell, I love herbs but had never really considered catnip as anything but a toy for cats.

I've read a lot about it today and there seem to be some a lot of agreement of health benefits for humans that would be especially good for CRPS. Thought it would be good to have a discussion about it and see if anyone has experience of using it and in what ways it is effective...

Here is some info I copied from various sites: there is quite a lot of it! I was trying to get a balanced view I've underlined some words, and just want to stress that all the sites I looked at agreed that pregnant women should NOT use Nepeta. They also all agreed that the herb was safe to use generally. Obviously if you have any concerns then check with your doctor before trying anything.

I am not saying that any of this is medically advisable or will work, or that I've tried it (I haven't yet!), but if it can help at all, even just as a calming agent in times of stress, it might be worth a look.

Any comments, suggestions, ideas or more information welcome!

Bram.

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