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Nepetalactone can send cats into a frenzy of delight. Strangely enough, this doesn’t happen with all cats generally only about 70% of them show any reaction at all. Young cats under three months and elderly cats also tend to ignore the catnip plant.

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Do not reboil after adding the water or the nepetalactone oil will be lost.

In Britain, catnip tea was common before the trade routes opened with China.

By far the best use for dried catnip is to spread it around the edges of your floors to deter insects and cockroaches, especially in hot countries.

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Scientific testing suggests that nepetalactone could be 10 times more effective than DEET in repelling insects, including mosquitoes.

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If you feel like smoking it, fire ahead. It is probably a lot healthier than tobacco.

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