Catnip

eckstardeluxe

Hi folks

You may have noticed I've been posting about my severe sciatica recently. My cousin gave me catnip yesterday and said to try it as it is very soothing and used to treat nervousness. I've had a few cups since last night and just thought those with similar problems might want to give it a go. It tastes minging but I definitely feel more relaxed today and was able to have a nap this morning for the first time in ages for a couple of hours. I'm sure it was the tea. I still feel a wee twinge but my body just feels so relaxed. Anythings worth a try when your in pain.

lindalegs

What a twit I am :roll: I thought Catnip was the gritty stuff you put in a tray indoors for your cat to go to toilet in :oops:

.......... I was imagining you crunching away on it and thought no wonder it tastes minging especially with the little added extras you were chewing :oops:

Luv from Legs who's been educated now

vonski

Hi Ecks

Never thought of catnip tea? used to send our cats mad, they loved it but never calmed them down. Always though comomile was the one for that Might have to try the catnip now though, can you buy it in teabag form or just lose?
Love
Vonski x

frogmorton

I guess it IS the same stuff eh? As cats love.
Cat cocaine eh??!!!
Well if it works...
My husband will go and get me a van load if it makes you more chilled I am hyper-manic!
Toni x

eckstardeluxe

vonski wrote:

Hi Ecks

Never thought of catnip tea? used to send our cats mad, they loved it but never calmed them down. Always though comomile was the one for that Might have to try the catnip now though, can you buy it in teabag form or just lose?
Love
Vonski x

Hi Vonski, this is loose stuff, looks like grass, the illegal kind, well I'm assuming that's what it looks like you put a wee ticky in a little enclosed drainer type thing and infuse it. It's getting more pleasant as I drink it. I got it off my cousin who is a white witch, she gave me a big bag of it and some other stuff, never tried that yet. She says it is used for fever but also is an anti-spasmodic and helps with nervous disorders. She thought with the sciatica being nerve related it might help.

eckstardeluxe

lindalegs wrote:

What a twit I am :roll: I thought Catnip was the gritty stuff you put in a tray indoors for your cat to go to toilet in :oops:

.......... I was imagining you crunching away on it and thought no wonder it tastes minging especially with the little added extras you were chewing :oops:

Luv from Legs who's been educated now

Lol Legs, I did say anything was worth a try when you're in pain but eating out the cat litter tray mmmmm perhaps not

vonski

Hi Ecks

I agree with you if it works use it, we need all the help we can get I once had mushroom tea, it was something like Kambucha and boy that was bad. Suppose to cure everything but I couldn't hang around to find out yuck yuck yuck :roll:

Love
Vonski x

eckstardeluxe

vonski wrote:

Hi Ecks

I agree with you if it works use it, we need all the help we can get I once had mushroom tea, it was something like Kambucha and boy that was bad. Suppose to cure everything but I couldn't hang around to find out yuck yuck yuck :roll:

Love
Vonski x

Hi again Vonski. I just googled it and it says it great for headaches, menstruation, fever in babies (handy as my son has something, not sure he'll take too kindly to a little dose this evening) but is a natural sedative. Seriously you do feel chilled after drinking it. Mushroom tea, urrrghh, sounds awful!

vonski

Hi Ecks

Can you put something in it, honey (not sure what that will be like) to see if your son will take it? He might surprise you and take it anyway

Love
Vonski x

joanlawson

Hi Eckstar

Did you say your cousin is a white witch? Sounds spooky!! But you don't have to know a white witch, you can just go to the garden centre. Catnip, or catmint (same thing) is easy to grow. My cat rolls about on my plant, and he eats it,but it still manages to grow. Cats are knowledgable animals, so maybe that is how they keep so agile.

Joan

kathbee

Oh wow, didnt even open
this topic until now as I presumed it
was a cat owner topic and I dont have a cat.
Only heard of catnip as my daughter's cat
goes bonkers when around it.

I think I need some of that
like you Ecky I have the flipping
awful sciatica pain and I am so
desperate I will try anything.

Fingers crossed I can get hold of some
soon.

Kath

eckstardeluxe

joanlawson wrote:

Hi Eckstar

Did you say your cousin is a white witch? Sounds spooky!! But you don't have to know a white witch, you can just go to the garden centre. Catnip, or catmint (same thing) is easy to grow. My cat rolls about on my plant, and he eats it,but it still manages to grow. Cats are knowledgable animals, so maybe that is how they keep so agile.

Joan

Hi yes Joan she is, sounds mental but I can't think of anything other to call her! She reads the tarot, does spells and stuff. People may think it's guff but my friend who couldn't conceive and had 4 miscarriages went to see her. She gave her personal items and she did some sort of spell thing and she was pregnant 3 months later. She has really bad endemetrios sp? and the doc's said she'd probably never get pregnant. She has a healthy little girl now. To Kath, Kath it just seems to chill you out, when I did some googling it says it makes cats more playful but has the opposite effect on humans, my Doc did say my diazepam would lessen the spasms which make the sciatica worse but obviously I don't want to be taking too much of that. I'll find out where she got it, I'm assuming some shop that does herbal stuff.

sharmaine

Hi
I'm babysitting for my son's cat while he's on holiday. The cat absolutely loves catnip - he goes all silly and manic then sleeps for about 3 hours! We put it on top of his scratching post which is on the landing and no matter how discreet I am getting it from the kitchen he knows I've got it and can't wait to eat it up.
If it gave me all that energy I may be tempted to try a bit!

joanlawson wrote:

Hi Eckstar

Did you say your cousin is a white witch? Sounds spooky!! But you don't have to know a white witch, you can just go to the garden centre. Catnip, or catmint (same thing) is easy to grow. My cat rolls about on my plant, and he eats it,but it still manages to grow. Cats are knowledgable animals, so maybe that is how they keep so agile.

Joan