The genus Nepeta: Traditional uses, phytochemicals and pharmacological properties

A Sharma, R Cooper, G Bhardwaj… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Nepeta is a multiregional genus of the
“Lamiaceae”(Labiatae or Mint) family. Species of Nepeta are a valuable part of traditional …

[PDF][PDF] Chemical Constituents and Biological Activities of Nepeta Species

C Formisano, D Rigano, F Senatore - Chemistry & biodiversity, 2011 - researchgate.net
3.6. Phytotoxic Activity 3.7. Spasmolytic and Bronchodilatory Activities 3.8. Anti-
Atherosclerotic Activity 3.9. Vasorelaxant and Platelet-Aggregation Activity 3.10. Feline …

Himalayan aromatic medicinal plants: a review of their ethnopharmacology, volatile phytochemistry, and biological activities

RK Joshi, P Satyal, WN Setzer - Medicines, 2016 - mdpi.com
Aromatic plants have played key roles in the lives of tribal peoples living in the Himalaya by
providing products for both food and medicine. This review presents a summary of aromatic …

Repellent activity of catmint, Nepeta cataria, and iridoid nepetalactone isomers against Afro-tropical mosquitoes, ixodid ticks and red poultry mites

MA Birkett, A Hassanali, S Hoglund, J Pettersson… - Phytochemistry, 2011 - Elsevier
The repellent activity of the essential oil of the catmint plant, Nepeta cataria (Lamiaceae),
and the main iridoid compounds (4aS, 7S, 7aR) and (4aS, 7S, 7aS)-nepetalactone, was …

Repellency Assessment of Nepeta cataria Essential Oils and Isolated Nepetalactones on Aedes aegypti

W Reichert, J Ejercito, T Guda, X Dong, Q Wu, A Ray… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
There is an increased need for improved and affordable insect repellents to reduce
transmission of rapidly spreading diseases with high mortality rates. Natural products are …

Adult repellency and larvicidal activity of five plant essential oils against mosquitoes

J Zhu, X Zeng - Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 2006 - BioOne
The larvicidal activity and repellency of 5 plant essential oils—thyme oil, catnip oil, amyris
oil, eucalyptus oil, and cinnamon oil—were tested against 3 mosquito species: Aedes …

Volatile metabolites from new cultivars of catnip and oregano as potential antibacterial and insect repellent agents

HK Patel, EN Gomes, Q Wu, N Patel… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Plant based natural products have been widely used as antibacterial and insect repellent
agents globally. Because of growing resistance in bacterial plant pathogens and urban …

Plants traditionally used as mosquito repellents and the implication for their use in vector control

R Tisgratog, U Sanguanpong, JP Grieco… - Acta tropica, 2016 - Elsevier
Numerous plants with insect repelling properties are native to the tropics where they are
produced for a wide range of medicinal purposes. In Thailand, these native plant species …

Chemical composition and mechanisms underlying the spasmolytic and bronchodilatory properties of the essential oil of Nepeta cataria L.

AH Gilani, AJ Shah, A Zubair, S Khalid, J Kiani… - Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
AIM OF THE STUDY: The study was aimed to investigate the chemical composition and
pharmacological basis for traditional use of essential oil of Nepeta cataria L.(Limiaceae)(Nc …

Fast gas chromatography characterisation of purified semiochemicals from essential oils of Matricaria chamomilla L.(Asteraceae) and Nepeta cataria L.(Lamiaceae)

S Heuskin, B Godin, P Leroy, Q Capella… - … of Chromatography A, 2009 - Elsevier
The chemical composition of Matricaria chamomilla L. and Nepeta cataria L. essential oils
was determined by GC–MS on an apolar stationary phase by comparison of the …