Catnip Tea!

[dragonchilde]

Well, I made the tea, and I must say, its absolutely excellent! I love it. ISn't that ironic? My cats don't care for catnip, but we do. They sniffed the mugs, but didn't seem interested. They sniff, but never eat any. Ah, well.

We just boiled some water, threw in a handful of the leaves, and let it steep for a while. Voila, catnip tea! It was very, very good.

[Vio&Juni]

Oh, Barbara, I remember mentioning in a thread some months earlier about Juni liking Valeriana also. It's very well known here that cats like Valeriana pills or extract. From what I understood, catnip is a kind of mint, right?

[ramanth]

How very cool Heather.

Now I'll have to try some.

[Barbara]

Originally posted by Vio&Juni
From what I understood, catnip is a kind of mint, right?

Yeah I think so, in German it's called Katzenminze (cat mint)

[dragonchilde]

Well, it certainly SMELLS like mint. Especially once its brewed.

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Originally posted by dragonchilde
Well, it certainly SMELLS like mint. Especially once its brewed.

Interesting. I never thought about making it into tea. And it's also interesting because both Tubby and Peanut go nuts over catnip. We have some mint growing in the back yard, and both of them could care less about that. They do smell real similar, but I think the cat nip is more pungent...or stronger kind of. I'll have to get some fresh leaves from my mom next summer and brew a good pot of tea.

Now that it's been awhile since you've drank the tea, did you get that same glazed look in your eyes afterwards that Tubby & Peanut get?

[catmandu]

My mother grew catnip on the front yard garden , and it grew very well . Then my dear mother passed on , and my dad encourged me to harvest the crop , as my cats love the real thing.Now my dad has passed on , and the house was sold for the estate , and my cats will have to do wuthout catnip from thier grandparents.Sad!

[Pam]

Originally posted by Tubby & Peanut's Mom
Now that it's been awhile since you've drank the tea, did you get that same glazed look in your eyes afterwards that Tubby & Peanut get?

Or have you found you have a strange desire to roll all over the floor on your back?

As far as the aroma goes, mine doesn't smell anything like mint. I grow it outdoors and bring in some leaves from time to time. It actually has a horrible smell (in my opinion) sort of like a skunk! Maybe there are different varieties? When my boys see me with a sprig of it in my hand they come running and then the fun begins!

[wayne0214]

As I understand, catnip is of the mint family. In fact, it smells like mint, but not as strong. I have made catnip tea before, and it is very good for digestion.

..........wayne

[Nomilynn]

Originally posted by Pam


Or have you found you have a strange desire to roll all over the floor on your back?

Pam - ROFL!!!!!!

I just bought some catnip leaves today to refill all the kids' toys. I thought it smelled a lot like mint too.