This pairing creates a balanced nervous-system formula — catnip provides gentle emotional calming and digestive ease, while valerian adds deeper relaxation and muscle tension relief. Together, they work beautifully for the stress-gut-immune patterns you see so often in sensitive pets.

This keeps the blend calming without becoming overly sedating.

 Benefits of the Combined Blend

 Nervous System Regulation

• Reduces anxiety and fear

• Supports emotional reactivity

• Helps hypervigilant pets settle

• Excellent for rescue or trauma history

 Stress-Gut Support

• Relieves nervous digestion

• Helps stress-triggered diarrhea or cramping

• Supports vagus nerve tone

 Situational Calm

• Fireworks

• Vet visits

• Travel

• Grooming

• Separation stress

 Rest & Recovery

• Promotes restorative sleep

• Reduces muscular tension

• Helps overstimulated nervous systems reset

 Dose Chart (Combined Powder or Tea)

 Powdered Blend

 Tea Method (Best for Sensitive Animals)

Steep 1 tsp blend in 1 cup hot water (15 min)
Cool completely before serving.

Give:

• Small pets → 1–2 tsp

• Medium pets → 1–2 tbsp

• Large pets → up to ¼ cup

 Precautions

• Start at half dose for sensitive or reactive animals

• May cause mild sedation (normal calming effect)

• Rare paradoxical excitement possible

• Avoid with prescription sedatives unless supervised

• Use cautiously in liver-compromised pets

• Avoid heavy daily use during pregnancy

• Not ideal for animals already very lethargic

 TCM Energetics (Formulation Perspective)