想問下,呢隻係乜黎,好唔好種,可以點食用呢?????

想問下,呢隻係乜黎,好唔好種,可以點食用呢?????

Human uses:
Catnip tends to have a sedative effect on humans. It is most often drunk as a tea.
It is also useful for settling an upset stomach. It has also been used to treat headaches, scarlet fever, coughing, insomnia & smallpox.
Catnip can also be used for cuts, studies show it has a natural healing quality. Crush fresh catnip leaves, damp them & apply to your cut. **
Some other medicinal uses for catnip are: Anaesthetic, antibiotic, anti rheumatic, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, diuretic, muscular aches and pains, rheumatism, chills, cold in the joints, haemorrhoids, toothache.
K'Eogh, in his Irish Herbal (1735) wrote of catnip, "It provokes urination and menstruation: it expels the stillborn child; it opens obstructions of the lungs and the womb, and is good for internal bruises and shortness of breath. Drunk with salt and honey, it expels worms from the body." ***
Pregnant women should avoid catnip.
It can also be used as an aromatic herb in cooking & salads.
According to The Herb Garden, "The root when chewed is said to make the most gentle person fierce and quarrelsome". In fact, there is a story about an executioner who would have to chew on the root of catnip so he could bring himself to do kill.
Valerian also produces the same reaction in cats. As do plants which contain the chemical Actinidine.

通常俾貓食咖咋，給貓貓 "high" 草，貓貓鍾意，有益健康，又唔會上癮。

但係人食都可以；

貓咪食用樟腦草之後會產生幻覺，引起暫時性（5-15分鐘）的行為變化，例如發呆、翻滾、追跑、打噴嚏、咀嚼和摩擦。不過，樟腦草對人體卻有溫和的鎮定作用，可以對付痙痛和胃部不適，還能促汗暖身。歐洲人常用樟腦草來治療支氣管炎和腹瀉。

主要功用       
有鎮定和鬆弛人體的作用。
治療痙痛和胃部不適。
減輕支氣管炎。
緩和腹瀉。

綱綱有本書講關於呢種香草。種法如下：
繁植：種子播種、分株、插枝都得。
環境：陽光充足、疏水，8寸或以上花盆，
每2-3個月添有機肥。
修剪：定期修剪能刺激長出側芽。
採收：葉片過多時可採收新鮮葉片，
風乾做貓玩具或泡花草茶。
病害：在戶外種植會吸引毛蟲，手捕清除。