Nepeta cataria

134licensed products
1 monograph
Capsule, Tincture, Liquid +2

Health Canada Monographs

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Approved Health Claims

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  • (Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine (as an antispasmodic) to help relieve digestive spasms and (as a carminative to help relieve) indigestion/flatulent dyspepsia
  • (Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine (as a diaphoretic) to help relieve feverish conditions by inducing sweating
  • (Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve restlessness and/or nervousness (nervine/calmative)
  • (Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine (as an astringent) to help relieve diarrhea
  • The above uses can be combined on the product label if from the same traditional or non-traditional system of medicine (e.g., Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve digestive spasms, indigestion and diarrhea)
  • For multi-ingredient products: To prevent the product from being represented as a "traditional medicine", any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g., Catnip is traditionally used in Herbal Medicine as an astringent to help relieve diarrhea). When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required
  • To prevent the product from being represented as a "traditional medicine", any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g., Catnip is traditionally used in Herbal Medicine as an astringent to help relieve diarrhea)
  • When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required

Approved Dose Ranges

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PopulationDose RangeFrequency
Adults 18 years or older1.2–12 gramsper day

Cautions & Contraindications

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cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if symptoms persist or worsen.
cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are breastfeeding.
contraindicationDo not use if you are pregnant (Gardner and McGuffin 2013; Brinker 2010).

Alternative Names

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Catmint(common)Catnep(common)Catnip(common)Catswort(common)Field balm(common)Nepeta cataria

Common Quantities in Licensed Products

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15 mg30 licensed products
0.2 g6 licensed products
50 mg6 licensed products
0.24 mL5 licensed products
1 g5 licensed products
1 mL5 licensed products
10 mg5 licensed products
40 milligrams4 licensed products
47 mg4 licensed products
65 mg4 licensed products

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