Researchers suspect that catnip targetsfeline "happy" receptors in the brain. When eaten, however, catnip tends to have the opposite effect and your cat mellows out. Most cats react to catnip by rolling, flipping, rubbing, and eventually zoning out. They may meow or growl at the same time....
Catnip According to ProFlowers, Catnip plants contain something called “nepetalactone.” It’s the chemical that attracts cats but is a huge turn-off to mosquitoes, termites and cockroaches. In 2001, theAmerican Chemical Societypublished a study revealing that because of that chemical, Catnip is ...