The plant activates cats' opioid systems, much like heroin and morphine do in humans. But it doesn't end there.
, is a member of the minty family. The researchers showed that its active ingredient, nepetalactone, causes the reactions we see in cats. Domestic cats are not the only ones who are affected by it though, since you can see lions and tigers enjoying the plant as well.10 leaves’ worth of nepetalactol into paper pouches and gave them to domestic cats together with pouches containing only a saline substance. Most of the cats showed interest only in the pouches with nepetalactol.
The researchers then measured beta-endorphins in the bloodstreams of five cats 5 minutes before and after exposure to the substance. This hormone relieves pain and induces pleasure by activating the body’s opioid system, and results showed that it became much more elevated after exposure to nepetalactol. Those who had their opioid systems blocked did not rub on the pouches with nepetalactol.
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