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Botanical name: Nepeta cataria
Therapeutic actions
Anti-spasmodic: prevents and eases spasms and relieves cramps
Mild carminative: settles the digestive system and the expulsion of gas from the intestines
Mild diaphoretic: promotes perspiration
Febrifuge
Mild sedative: reduces nervousness, distress, or agitation