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How Does Catnip Work and What Can It Do? - Huh.

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  • Опубликовано: 15 авг 2024
  • Did you know catnip (Nepeta cataria) has been used by humans for centuries? Check out everything you didn't know you wanted to know about cats' favorite plant, including how to make catnip tea, in this episode of my video essay series, "Huh."
    Getting your cat high on catnip is reportedly safe and enjoyable for both you and your cat, so go for it, friends. To see more interesting video essays, don't forget to subscribe!
    Informational sources:
    Samuel M. McElvain, R. D. Bright and P. R. Johnson (1941). "The Constituents of the Volatile Oil of Catnip. I. Nepetalic Acid, Nepetalactone and Related Compounds". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 63 (6): 1558-1563. doi:10.1021/ja01851a019.
    Grognet J. (1990). Catnip: Its uses and effects, past and present. The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne, 31(6), 455-456.

Комментарии • 133

  • @iggy2912
    @iggy2912 4 года назад +44

    I fucking love these

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  4 года назад +6

      FilipinoThunder I love that you love these. 😭

    • @mikeypet7889
      @mikeypet7889 3 года назад +2

      @Hippie Calico I dwsire to be your catnip😘😘🍃🍃🍃

    • @SchwarzSchwertkampfer
      @SchwarzSchwertkampfer Год назад +3

      The practical affects makes sense from evolutionary standpoint.
      The catnip creates a compound that repels insects.
      That same compound is what the cat is reacting to; literally the cat rolls its body in the catnip, effectively putting the feline version of bug spray on its body.
      Literally it tells other cats that: " *hey I am parasite free* "
      Other cats: " *that is hot* "
      This is bug spray to a cat an it smells good to them.
      By the nature of a Feline, they love cleanliness.

  • @nizidafabie
    @nizidafabie 2 года назад +4

    My adhd brought me here and I'm not disappointed

  • @SpecsCloud
    @SpecsCloud 11 месяцев назад +3

    Its also good for pain relief, i use it to help with my inner knee pain

  • @DirtyNapkins101
    @DirtyNapkins101 4 года назад +40

    I’m bouta roll up some sticky ichy catnip

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  4 года назад +9

      Basically tween weed.

    • @TheMistressMisery
      @TheMistressMisery 3 года назад +5

      Actually, you can mix weed and catnip, they work very well together :)

  • @Shann0nxo
    @Shann0nxo 4 года назад +32

    I bought this tea that has catnip in it... And I didn't know it had it in there... And my cat was going CRAZY for it ! And I was like that the dang heck ? And I read the ingredients ... Yup there is catnip 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  4 года назад +2

      ShanXOX wow! Makes me want to start checking all my ingredients.

  • @WhyItsGreat
    @WhyItsGreat 4 года назад +48

    "I'm just really relaxed." Lol Was that a little bit of a let down or were you glad the effects we're not more substantial?

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  4 года назад +10

      It was surprising more than anything! It could have just been the hot water talking though.

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  4 года назад +2

      It was surprising more than anything! It could have just been the hot water talking though.

    • @stephenpowstinger733
      @stephenpowstinger733 4 года назад +1

      Just the hot water talking? Maybe no effect at all then.

    • @o0u0o3
      @o0u0o3 3 года назад +2

      It was surprising more than anything! It could have just been the hot water talking though.

    • @zeszoo3395
      @zeszoo3395 2 года назад

      @@o0u0o3 It was surprising more than anything! It could have just been the hot water talking though.

  • @kobalt77
    @kobalt77 3 года назад +8

    I just bought Catnip to make tea, and it is exactly the same brand as your Cat likes. I checked and it does not appear to have anything added. I will get back to you how I felt after it. Thanks for the well made and fun video gorgeous lady.

    • @kobalt77
      @kobalt77 3 года назад +2

      I had a cup this afternoon. Cannot say I noticed much difference apart from the slightly sore head an hour after drinking it.

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  3 года назад

      Yeah, it feels similar to weak CBD to me lol. Glad my cat likes it though!

  • @Deep_field
    @Deep_field 3 года назад +6

    Abstract: On the Psychoactivity of Nepeta cataria and humans
    Conclusion: "Ya, im just like really relaxed"

  • @kyuuh7374
    @kyuuh7374 3 года назад +11

    This is a well produced video, why does it have such few views?

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  3 года назад +2

      Aw, thanks! The algorithm kinda does its own thing, I guess. 🙃

  • @stephenpowstinger733
    @stephenpowstinger733 4 года назад +7

    Interesting. Reminds me of smoking wild plants as a wild teenager (never weed).

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  4 года назад +1

      Stephen Powdexter when I was a teenager, my friends would talk about smoking dried out rosemary from their grandmother’s garden lol. Makes sense.

  • @chrisw754
    @chrisw754 4 года назад +11

    I'mma need to try some of this tea...great video!

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  4 года назад +1

      Thank you! 😄 Update me if you do!

  • @tennesseenana4838
    @tennesseenana4838 Год назад

    I'm growing catnip in my garden this year. I'll use fresh catnip with Lemon Balm for my tea.

  • @AcolytesOfHorror
    @AcolytesOfHorror 4 года назад +41

    I would give anything to be described as "Frolicsome, amorous, and full of battle"

    • @kobalt77
      @kobalt77 3 года назад +1

      You are though. ;)

  • @Hillbillies_for_Jesus
    @Hillbillies_for_Jesus 3 года назад +4

    I drink the tea daily its great . I buy the dried stuff at Walmart . I love it . Its great . I recommend it to all my friends .

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  3 года назад +1

      This comment is as lovely as tea! 🫖

    • @ChickenMcThiccken
      @ChickenMcThiccken 2 года назад

      how much is the bag? this will give us a clear indication of prices for marijuana , once legalized.

  • @CMK-BigFoot-1420
    @CMK-BigFoot-1420 4 года назад +4

    My cat doesn't care for dry catnip, but loves it fresh

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  4 года назад

      There is not a fish in my boot! Your cat has heightened tastes. 😏

  • @jordanpelt4808
    @jordanpelt4808 4 года назад +8

    I always learn something new from these videos good job famila,

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  4 года назад

      Jordan Pelt thanks, familia. 🙏🏻

  • @foolishspecialist7479
    @foolishspecialist7479 3 года назад +1

    This is something me and my cat homies can bond over with.

  • @Really2u
    @Really2u 4 года назад +12

    Very cute with an intoxicating voice. I hope you get discovered for TV or radio. Thank you for the very informative video.

    • @KuhmKnight
      @KuhmKnight 3 года назад +3

      This vid litterally sounds like something that would be on NPR on the weekends

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  3 года назад +2

      @@KuhmKnight aww, you guys are too kind! Gotta get back to the video essays soon.

  • @keeprollin9911
    @keeprollin9911 4 года назад +7

    I think my cat is one of the 1/3 cats that don't like catnip...
    Great and informative video btw!! =)

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  4 года назад +1

      +keep rollin thank you so much! Guess your cat is kinda special. ☺️

    • @utharkruna1116
      @utharkruna1116 3 года назад

      Mines a big fan of the spray but not so much the dry plant.

  • @BcAngel420
    @BcAngel420 Год назад

    LoL I love how she is supervising in the background, adorable

    • @BcAngel420
      @BcAngel420 Год назад

      lmao@the mutilation warning

  • @thepopcornofthehouse
    @thepopcornofthehouse 5 месяцев назад

    Im a therian and omg im gonna cry im so happy im drinking this and its making me calm but im scared cause im having a sensory shift

  • @thegoldenwolf274
    @thegoldenwolf274 3 года назад +3

    Haha dude what do you mean. At the end you look like me after a big gravity bong hit. 🤣

  • @fordprefect7316
    @fordprefect7316 7 месяцев назад

    Crazy cat peeking through a lace bandana like a one eyed cheshire like a diamond one eyed jack
    A leaf of all colors plays a golden string fiddle to a double e waterfall all over my back
    China cat
    🐈🌻

  • @quiteaware333
    @quiteaware333 Год назад

    For me it feels like a 10mg 🍃 gummy. Just chill and my nervous system is calm

  • @jacobminor4719
    @jacobminor4719 3 года назад +4

    Loved the end credit video made me laugh. I personally ate 2 pinches of catnip with peanut butter 23 mins ago but yeah I think something is a bit different. Gonna then try it with tea next 😆. Great video thanks for making this one.

  • @SmokeyDoggvideos
    @SmokeyDoggvideos 8 месяцев назад

    I have 3kgs of catnip extract powder so its super strong and i just put a few tablespoons in a pot of 1 cup of hot water and gave my dogs a tablespoon each, see how it goes will reply to my comment later

  • @aunabreslingaming3279
    @aunabreslingaming3279 7 месяцев назад

    It will do something on a very small amount of people and the majority are just gonna get relaxed

  • @7karlheinz
    @7karlheinz 2 года назад

    My cat was going crazy when this video was playing!

  • @brandonhoffmaster9594
    @brandonhoffmaster9594 Год назад

    I use the flower for a bad Cold
    Leavea are ok. Wouldn't mix por with it, but have and you feel weird

  • @horsenaturalbaby
    @horsenaturalbaby Год назад

    I added on spoon with a sprinkle of sugar and taste like camomile and light mint

  • @baz3716
    @baz3716 3 года назад +1

    I just brought some thankyouu so much for this

  • @Suburbanstoneage
    @Suburbanstoneage 3 года назад +1

    Trying some myself tonight! Fresh though. Thanks for the vid!

  • @BebeesHuman
    @BebeesHuman 4 года назад +3

    Sure hope that man making a fire looked for cats in the twigs and branches first!

  • @cralixthegameking4408
    @cralixthegameking4408 4 года назад +4

    It sure smells like a spice plant mint makes sense

  • @simonbelmont1986
    @simonbelmont1986 3 года назад

    I want that loose tea cat figure it's adorable

  • @sky42O
    @sky42O 2 года назад

    2:45 I was about to be like "yup dogs" instead "ohh" loll because it has the opposite effect that if gives cats on dogs

  • @bloodyhell6378
    @bloodyhell6378 3 года назад +4

    I actually kind of expected you to roll around on the floor and chatter at nothing. I was severely disappointed.

  • @jenniferoertwig3314
    @jenniferoertwig3314 Год назад

    I've rolled catnip and also burn it in wax potpourri burner

  • @fredmac1000
    @fredmac1000 2 года назад

    Thank you for your efforts ,,,🙏🙏🌷

  • @stewiegriffin289
    @stewiegriffin289 3 года назад +5

    My neighbor absolutely hates cats actually fears them... With that we have quite a few strays around here. So I bought a couple bags of kitty dope and over the next few days i would pour it around her house doors and vechicle. Took a few days before all the kitties caught on. Anyways middle afternoon you hear this crazy lady outside screaming and yelling like the world was ending! She was chasing them with a broom stick and screaming words i've never heard come out of a woman's mouth... It twas glorious indeed.

    • @sky42O
      @sky42O 2 года назад +1

      That's amazing! Just hope the kitties were alright

  • @2Sage-7Poets
    @2Sage-7Poets Год назад

    it's like a perfume for them..

  • @AddisonLarson
    @AddisonLarson 4 года назад +2

    Your comments are very nice, how you do this?

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  4 года назад

      I‘m lucky to have lovely people visiting my videos who leave such nice comments. ☺️

  • @datwistyman
    @datwistyman 3 года назад +1

    Did ya try it fresh off the plant?

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  3 года назад

      Nope, never been in the presence of a fresh plant that I’m aware of! Have you?

  • @brianthomason5022
    @brianthomason5022 3 года назад +2

    I'm going to make my own video about catnip and napatoactone because I drink a gram of nepetylactone isolate and literally thought I was a cat for 30 minutes but nobody ever talks about that everybody's doing too small of a does our human brain requires a s*** ton to actually feel it I'm not lying this is not a joke comment

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  3 года назад

      I actually smoked it also, but the effects were pretty mild for me. Sounds like you had a good time though!

  • @LochyP
    @LochyP 3 года назад +2

    The Ss in this video are way too sharp, can't even have sound on

  • @utharkruna1116
    @utharkruna1116 3 года назад +2

    Maybe add some ginger and honey

  • @cuteandfluffypikachu3405
    @cuteandfluffypikachu3405 2 года назад

    I ate catnip years ago it’s tasted really nice and minty would recommend 🤣🤣😂🤣😂

  • @7karlheinz
    @7karlheinz 2 года назад

    Altivia catnip tea bags have much less catnip than what you are talking about using for a cup.

  • @pineyart5933
    @pineyart5933 3 года назад

    Why does this youtube channel have less than 100k subscribers

  • @iterryaki92
    @iterryaki92 3 года назад +1

    wow great content

  • @jenniferoertwig3314
    @jenniferoertwig3314 Год назад

    I didn't know I needed a cat infuser...until now

  • @ltmaniac6456
    @ltmaniac6456 3 года назад

    Do the leaves need to be dry

  • @chowstar1
    @chowstar1 3 года назад +1

    'Emesis'

  • @carabarabonanza
    @carabarabonanza 2 года назад

    Noisome means having an obnoxious odor

  • @CFH1690
    @CFH1690 3 года назад +1

    Just got some seeds bout to be a cat kush dealer 😂😅 sell some of that feline sticky icky

  • @liljons6753
    @liljons6753 4 года назад +2

    If it grows outside....why buy?

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  4 года назад +5

      you could say the same about tomatoes :)

  • @h7opolo
    @h7opolo 3 года назад

    1:30 wrong article to show when claiming some insects like catnip. the article shown discusses using catnip to repel insects. It seems you arrived at this article via a google search with terms, "catnip attractive to insects" which would return this article that you didn't read.

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  3 года назад +3

      I said they respond to it, not that they like it, though it could have been worded more clearly. The article on screen provides the additional information and context. Thanks!

    • @h7opolo
      @h7opolo 3 года назад

      @@hippiecalico oops, i missed when you said, "respond." my bad. great vid.

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  3 года назад +1

      @@h7opolo all good! 😊

  • @spanishpeaches2930
    @spanishpeaches2930 Год назад

    If your English, you would pronounce his name as Thomas Siddenam.

  • @lauma5660
    @lauma5660 2 года назад +1

    I just felt like pop

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  2 года назад

      Like pop? I wanna hear more! Haha

  • @brandonhoffmaster9594
    @brandonhoffmaster9594 Год назад

    Whole Oz

  • @thegoldenwolf274
    @thegoldenwolf274 3 года назад +1

    Love the american flag in the background. MERICA

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  3 года назад

      “Just like my country, I’m young, scrappy, and hungry.” 😉

  • @ludovica8221
    @ludovica8221 3 года назад +2

    Just an fyi. In British English words ending in ~ham are pronounced like "~um" and not ~Ham, eg Birmingham Alabama is pronounced BermingHAM ..... but the English city of the same name, Birmingham is "Berming-um" and Sydenham is"Siddn-um" and Parham is "Parrum" etc

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  3 года назад +3

      Ludo Vica good to know! Must be because I’m an Alabama native. 😉

  • @DarylSkinner
    @DarylSkinner 4 года назад +1

    Did give your cat some

  • @utharkruna1116
    @utharkruna1116 3 года назад +2

    So i can mix this in with my weed ?

    • @liveyourdreammedia
      @liveyourdreammedia 3 года назад +3

      Yes you can. If you happen to roll joints with tobacco you can replace the tobacco with catnip. Enjoy

  • @bellsTheorem1138
    @bellsTheorem1138 4 года назад +2

    Placebo.

    • @gnostaoticanarchangautand
      @gnostaoticanarchangautand 4 года назад +5

      The same could be said of sage but sage has been proven to have various psychoactive properties.

  • @brandonhoffmaster9594
    @brandonhoffmaster9594 Год назад

    And on no planet would I do 18a who Oz

  • @markbrennan8705
    @markbrennan8705 3 года назад

    Can a human get high just from smelling catnip from a catnip toy just curious

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  3 года назад

      Nah, not to my knowledge! Even the effects from drinking or smoking it are very mild.

  • @lauma5660
    @lauma5660 2 года назад +1

    U are so pretty

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  2 года назад

      Thank you. Your soul is pretty. 💕

  • @michaelburton21
    @michaelburton21 2 года назад

    "Mostly middle schoolers."

  • @TheAussieSlayer
    @TheAussieSlayer Год назад +2

    it is marijuana for cats.

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  Год назад +1

      Cats have to have fun too, right? 🐱

  • @memepalace4988
    @memepalace4988 4 года назад +2

    Go anti land

  • @joaomrtins
    @joaomrtins 4 года назад +2

    So, she has a face...

    • @hippiecalico
      @hippiecalico  4 года назад

      João Mrtins oh, no, the cat’s out of the bag!

  • @evickaklierova3107
    @evickaklierova3107 2 года назад

    Mutilation warning. :D

  • @HdHd-cg4nz
    @HdHd-cg4nz Год назад

    So you’ve decided to eat something you purchased from a pet store. 🤢

  • @DarylSkinner
    @DarylSkinner 4 года назад +1

    You're mad