Post by Blackbuck on Mar 10, 2008 17:23:37 GMT -5
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Alder Bark
Alder bark is used for those bad toothaches that you just can't get rid of. It can be crushed into a powder, made into a bundle, and sucked on near the affected area to release the minimal juices.
Alvera
Put this green, pokey-looking plant's juice, that's located inside the leaves, on top of a scrape or small cut to help it heal faster. Do not use the juice on bleeding cuts or scrapes. Chew the roots into a pulp and place on a deep wound that has stopped bleeding to help them cure faster and stay uninfected. Chew the stalks into a pulp and place on a cobweb to help the bleeding stop and the cut to cure faster.
Borage Leaves
Borage Leaves are to be chewed and eaten. The plant can be distinguished by it's small pink or blue star-shaped flowers and hairy leaves. It is great for nursing queens because it helps increase their supply of milk. Borage also brings down fever.
Burdock Root
A tall-stemmed, sharp-smelling thistle with dark leaves. A medicine cat must dig up the roots, wash off the dirt, and chew them into a pulp. It can be applied to rat bites, and it cures infections.
Catmint (aka Catnip)
A delicious-smelling, leafy plant that's hard to find in the wild. It's often found growing in Twoleg gardens. It is the best remedy for greencough.
Celandine
Celandine is best used to treat ailments of the eyes. It is a bright yellow flower that, when the leaves, sap, or petals are chewed and ingested, can help vision or dry eyes.
Chamomile
Used to calm cats and to give them physical strength. The petals and leaves are used for this purpose, chewed well.
Chervil
This sweet-smelling plant has large, spreading, fern-like leaves and small, white flowers. The juice of the leaves can be used for infected wounds, and chewing the root helps with bellyache.
Cobweb
Often called a spiderweb, put it on a wound to stop the bleeding and make it not get infected so easily.
Coltsfoot
A flowering plant, a bit like a dandelion, with yellow or white flowers. The leaves can be chewed into a pulp, which is eaten to help shortness of breath.
Comfrey
Identifiable by it's large leaves and small bell-shaped flowers, which can be pink, white, or purple. The flat black roots of this plant can be chewed into a pultice to mend broken bones or soothe wounds.
Daisy Leaves
The leaves of this white and yellow plant work wonders on aching joints. They must be chewed thoroughly for their effects to take place.
Dock
A plant similar to sorrel. The leaf can be chewed up and applied to soothe scratches or scrapes.
Oak Leaf
Oak leaves can be collected in Autumn to be stored in a dry place. When they get dried out, they can be swallowed to prevent infections.
Feverfew
A small bush with flowers like daisies. The leaves can be eaten to cool down body temperature, particularly for cats with fever or chills.
Goldenrod
A tall plant with bright yellow flowers. It can be chewed into a poultice and applied to a wound to help heal.
Honey
A sweet, golden liquid created by bees. Honey is difficult to collect without getting stung, but great for soothing infections or the throats of cats who have breathed smoke. Try to find a comb that has no bees currently living in it; that's the best way to go!
Horsetail
A tall plant with bristly stems that grows in marshy areas. The leaves can be used to treat infected wounds. It is usually chewed up and applied as a poultice.
Juniper Berries
A bush with spikey, dark green leaves and purple berries. The berries soothe bellyaches and help cats who are having trouble breathing. The leaves can be rubbed on paw pads to help them to not crack or bleed.
Lamb's Ears
These fuzzy, bitter plants must be chewed or crushed, then swallowed. They give a cat strength for a long journey, like traveling herbs.
Lavender
A small purple flowering plant that cures fever when eaten.
Marigold
A bright orange or yellow flower that grows low to the ground. The petals or leaves can be chewed into a pulp and can be applied as a poultice to wounds. It also stops infection.
Mouse Bile
Dab a bit of mouse bile soaked moss on a tick with, and it comes right off. Make sure you wash your paws after getting it applied to you or you apply it to another.
Nightshade
Red or green berries that form in hanging clusters, and are just as deadly as Yew Berries. They can be applied to fur to help it stay clean for longer.
Poppy Seed
Small black seeds shaken from a dried poppy flower, these are fed to cats to help them sleep. Soothes cats suffering from shock and distress. Not recommended for nursing queens.
Snakeroot
The flowers are used to counter poison, when chewed and ingested.
Stinging Nettle
The spiny green seeds can be administered to a cat who's swallowed poison, while the leaves can be applied to a wound to bring down swelling. Be careful not to touch the spines!
Tansy
A strong-smelling plant with round yellow flowers. Good for curing coughs, but it must be eaten in small doses.
Thyme
This herb can be eaten to calm anxiety and frayed nerves.
Watermint
A leafy green plant found in streams or damp earth. Usually chewed into a pulp and then fed to a cat suffering bellyache.
Wild Garlic
Rolling in a patch of wild garlic can help prevent infection, especially for dangerous wounds like rat bites.
Yarrow
A flowering plant whose leaves can be made into a poultice and applied to wounds or scratches to expel poison.
Yew berries (Deathberries)
Red berries that can be fatally poisonous to cats. They can be applied to the fur of a cat to make it healthier. DO NOT EAT!!!
Alder Bark
Alder bark is used for those bad toothaches that you just can't get rid of. It can be crushed into a powder, made into a bundle, and sucked on near the affected area to release the minimal juices.
Alvera
Put this green, pokey-looking plant's juice, that's located inside the leaves, on top of a scrape or small cut to help it heal faster. Do not use the juice on bleeding cuts or scrapes. Chew the roots into a pulp and place on a deep wound that has stopped bleeding to help them cure faster and stay uninfected. Chew the stalks into a pulp and place on a cobweb to help the bleeding stop and the cut to cure faster.
Borage Leaves
Borage Leaves are to be chewed and eaten. The plant can be distinguished by it's small pink or blue star-shaped flowers and hairy leaves. It is great for nursing queens because it helps increase their supply of milk. Borage also brings down fever.
Burdock Root
A tall-stemmed, sharp-smelling thistle with dark leaves. A medicine cat must dig up the roots, wash off the dirt, and chew them into a pulp. It can be applied to rat bites, and it cures infections.
Catmint (aka Catnip)
A delicious-smelling, leafy plant that's hard to find in the wild. It's often found growing in Twoleg gardens. It is the best remedy for greencough.
Celandine
Celandine is best used to treat ailments of the eyes. It is a bright yellow flower that, when the leaves, sap, or petals are chewed and ingested, can help vision or dry eyes.
Chamomile
Used to calm cats and to give them physical strength. The petals and leaves are used for this purpose, chewed well.
Chervil
This sweet-smelling plant has large, spreading, fern-like leaves and small, white flowers. The juice of the leaves can be used for infected wounds, and chewing the root helps with bellyache.
Cobweb
Often called a spiderweb, put it on a wound to stop the bleeding and make it not get infected so easily.
Coltsfoot
A flowering plant, a bit like a dandelion, with yellow or white flowers. The leaves can be chewed into a pulp, which is eaten to help shortness of breath.
Comfrey
Identifiable by it's large leaves and small bell-shaped flowers, which can be pink, white, or purple. The flat black roots of this plant can be chewed into a pultice to mend broken bones or soothe wounds.
Daisy Leaves
The leaves of this white and yellow plant work wonders on aching joints. They must be chewed thoroughly for their effects to take place.
Dock
A plant similar to sorrel. The leaf can be chewed up and applied to soothe scratches or scrapes.
Oak Leaf
Oak leaves can be collected in Autumn to be stored in a dry place. When they get dried out, they can be swallowed to prevent infections.
Feverfew
A small bush with flowers like daisies. The leaves can be eaten to cool down body temperature, particularly for cats with fever or chills.
Goldenrod
A tall plant with bright yellow flowers. It can be chewed into a poultice and applied to a wound to help heal.
Honey
A sweet, golden liquid created by bees. Honey is difficult to collect without getting stung, but great for soothing infections or the throats of cats who have breathed smoke. Try to find a comb that has no bees currently living in it; that's the best way to go!
Horsetail
A tall plant with bristly stems that grows in marshy areas. The leaves can be used to treat infected wounds. It is usually chewed up and applied as a poultice.
Juniper Berries
A bush with spikey, dark green leaves and purple berries. The berries soothe bellyaches and help cats who are having trouble breathing. The leaves can be rubbed on paw pads to help them to not crack or bleed.
Lamb's Ears
These fuzzy, bitter plants must be chewed or crushed, then swallowed. They give a cat strength for a long journey, like traveling herbs.
Lavender
A small purple flowering plant that cures fever when eaten.
Marigold
A bright orange or yellow flower that grows low to the ground. The petals or leaves can be chewed into a pulp and can be applied as a poultice to wounds. It also stops infection.
Mouse Bile
Dab a bit of mouse bile soaked moss on a tick with, and it comes right off. Make sure you wash your paws after getting it applied to you or you apply it to another.
Nightshade
Red or green berries that form in hanging clusters, and are just as deadly as Yew Berries. They can be applied to fur to help it stay clean for longer.
Poppy Seed
Small black seeds shaken from a dried poppy flower, these are fed to cats to help them sleep. Soothes cats suffering from shock and distress. Not recommended for nursing queens.
Snakeroot
The flowers are used to counter poison, when chewed and ingested.
Stinging Nettle
The spiny green seeds can be administered to a cat who's swallowed poison, while the leaves can be applied to a wound to bring down swelling. Be careful not to touch the spines!
Tansy
A strong-smelling plant with round yellow flowers. Good for curing coughs, but it must be eaten in small doses.
Thyme
This herb can be eaten to calm anxiety and frayed nerves.
Watermint
A leafy green plant found in streams or damp earth. Usually chewed into a pulp and then fed to a cat suffering bellyache.
Wild Garlic
Rolling in a patch of wild garlic can help prevent infection, especially for dangerous wounds like rat bites.
Yarrow
A flowering plant whose leaves can be made into a poultice and applied to wounds or scratches to expel poison.
Yew berries (Deathberries)
Red berries that can be fatally poisonous to cats. They can be applied to the fur of a cat to make it healthier. DO NOT EAT!!!