Catnip Intoxication

Catnip Intoxication is typically induced by consumption in excess of catnip tisanes, or less commonly by inhalation of essential oil vapours directly in aromatherapy or by diffused scent, or a recent and popular trend for its use in botanical spirits. Some attempts have also been made to infuse catnip into butter or oil, but the distinct, mint-and-citrus taste is offputting in many recipes typical for cannabis infusions, like cakes and small pastries. Intoxication is a pleasant, mild relaxing and euphoric high, centering the subject far more deeply in their own body and sensations than could be achieved by meditation for all but the most enlightened. As such, it is perhaps unsurprisingly used as an aphrodisiac, enhancing and accentuating feelings of both the emotional and physical, to a greater climax than could be otherwise achieved.    However, intoxication for simple relaxation is more common, sometimes as an addition to cannabis use to expand on its effects and add new dimensions to its complementing high. Blending catnip into cannabis directly is sometimes done when taken as an oil or butter, accepting of the strong flavour, but alternating between the two drugs is a more typical method. Addition to coca leaf for chewing or as a tisane is somewhat popular too, a better complement between the flavours, but as the stimulating, waking effects of coca leaf counteract the catnip to a degree it remains more of a specialty recreational brew. Intoxication in Mevhan is far milder than in cats, but visibly the same effects, assumed to simply be a difference in relative scale between species. Still, many like to treat their felines to a sprinkle of the dried herb before steeping their own tisane, or sharing the vapours once poured with the cat and drinking together, a little ritual that may feel silly to partake in but undoubtedly all involved enjoy.    Catnip tisanes are of course not merely used for intoxication, however, its relaxing effects apparent to a minorly calming extent after only one cup, soothing to both the soul and the stomach, quelling digestive upset and overactive thoughts before taking to bed. It is not truly uncommon for a nightly, personal ceremony to be made of alternating tisanes, lavender, hops, and catnip in procession of their own preparations for a cup each, ensuring a deep and untroubled rest, though it remains frequently joked that too much tea before bed ends only in rising late and displeasingly wetter than intended.