Common name: Nepeta cataria L., scientific name: Nepeta cataria L., scientific name: Nepeta cataria L. Nepeta genus of Lamiaceae family. Perennial herb, 30-100cm tall, fragrant. The stem is square, pubescent, slightly purple at the base, and multi-branched at the upper part. The leaves are opposite, with 3-5 deep pinnate lobes, the lobes are strip-shaped or lanceolate, 1.5-2cm long and 1.5-4mm wide, with pubescence on both sides and glandular points below; nearly sessile. The inflorescences are multi-flowered, with intermittent false spikes growing 2 to 13cm at the top.

Chinese name: Schizonepeta

Other names: Schizonepeta, Schipeta, mint, etc.