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A common conventional method used to extract the essential oil from catnip is steam distillation.

Chopping up the plant stems, leaves, and flowers and placing them in a pressure cooker for approximately one hour will accomplish this.

Using this method produces, on average, 0.

3% the plant’s weight in volatile oil.

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