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Catnip tea enemas are a good way to bring a high fever down quickly and keep it down. These also relieve constipation and congestion, which keep fever up. When body temperature goes above 102 degress Farenheit and (over 103 degrees in children over two), take a cleansing catnip tea enema. Repeat the procedure every four to six hours, and continue taking the enemas twice daily as long as fever persists. Catnip tea enemas should not be given to children under two years of age.
To make the solution for the catnip enema, place about 8 tablespoons of fresh or dried catnip leaves in a glass or enamel pot. In a separate pot, bring one quart of steam-distilled water to a boil. Remove the water from the heat and pour it over the herbs. Cover the pot and let the tea steep for five to ten minutes. Then strain out the catnip and allow the tea to cool to a comfortable, slightly warm temperature.
Place all of the solution inside of an enema bag. Do not use petroleum jelly to lubricate the tip of the enema bag. Instead, use vitamin E oil (you can pierce a hole in a vitamin E capsule), and squeeze the oil onto the tip of the bag nodule. With your head down and your rear up, insert the 
tip of the bag into the rectum and squeeze slowly. It will be streaming into the colon.
Lay on your left or right side and hold the solution inside of your body for at least three to four minutes before expelling it. Take deep breaths throughout the procedure and rub your stomach as you wait to expel the liquid. If pain occurs for more than 45 seconds, stop the prodedure at once.
Catnip is in the mint family. The leaves are green and do resemble the mint plant. The catnip plants bloom during the summer in the Northern Hemisphere and have fuzzy, green leaves with a hint of gray and small, white flowers. The catnip leaves, flowers and stems are cut during the blooming stage and then dried to make tea.
Cats love catnip and they roll in the leaves, almost as if getting “high.” Why cats are so attracted to the catnip plant remains a mystery. There is an active substance in catnip called nepetalactone. It also contains essential oils. It is the nepetalactone that has a sedating effect on human beings. It also has anti-fungal, anti-bacterial and muscle relaxing properties.
To make catnip tea, just steep the catnip leaves in near-boiling water for ten minutes. You can drink up to 2-3 cups per day. Caution: Pregnant and nursing mothers should not drink it at all!
Catnip tea 
produces wonderful health benefits:
- It helps relieve stress, has a calming effect and, therefore, may help treat anxiety and nervousness.
- It may alleviate insomnia and contribute to a sound night’s sleep due to its relaxing properties.
- It may also be used to decrease the severity of migraine headaches.
- It may be used to lower fever.
- It has been useful in treatment of toothaches.