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# I was asking in general,
not cos you'd compo'd it.
(, Fri 13 Jan 2006, 23:44, archived)
# :)
(, Fri 13 Jan 2006, 23:54, archived)
# it's a plant.
Catnip (Nepeta cataria) contains a substance called cis-transnepetalactone which when inhaled or eaten is thought to be hallucinogenic through the stimulation of centres in the brain. However, only about 50-70% of cats show the typical behavioural response - so there may be a genetic basis to the behaviour.

Typically behaviour includes :

Excited hunting and attacking
Rubbing
Shaking
Increased salivation
Rolling
Jumping
After a while the cat becomes immune to the effects.
(, Fri 13 Jan 2006, 23:58, archived)