How Catnip gets kitties high and helps ward off mosquitoes -- Science & Technology -- Sott.net

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A cat responds to silver vine leaves.Catnip is known to hold a special place in the hearts of felines, who often respond by rubbing their face and head in the plant, rolling around on the ground, then zoning out in a state of intoxicated repose.
But the biological mechanisms by which it works its magic, and whether it confers any additional benefits to cats, had remained unanswered questions until now.
An international team of researchers published a study in
Science Advances on Wednesday, finding that catnip and
silver vine, an even more potent herb found in the mountains of Japan and China, ward off mosquitoes.

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