Post by Daisy Duke on Jun 22, 2010 14:54:43 GMT -5
ALDER
Leaves reduce swelling and prevents infection when chewed and applied to a wound. Bark and leaves may also be chewed by a cat with a toothache to reduce pain, swelling, and aid in preventing general complications.
ALFALFA
Used to prevent tooth decay.
ASH (TREE)
New shoots are to be eaten, and chewed and applied to the bit of an Adder or Viper to stave off the effects of its poisoned bite.
Keys (seeds) of the Ash tree may also be consumed to fight the pain caused by a stitch in the side.
ALOE VERA
Use the gel inside of leaves to cure skin problems or burns. In general, a hard plant to find.
BASIL
Used to treat paw problems.
BORAGE
Leaves and roots should be consumed to stave off fevers. Seeds or, if seeds are unavailable, leaves, should be consumed by a nursing queens to increase available milk.
BROOM
Used in poultices for broken legs.
BRAMBLE TWIGS
Chew this to a fine syrup. It helps to sleep.
BURDOCK
Leaves may be chewed and applied to wounds that are clear of infection to speed healing.
Roots may be chewed and applied to any infected wound, and work especially well on rat bites.
CATCHWEED
Used to help protect freshly-applied poultices by sticking them over the area. Green and fluffy seeds.
CATMINT
Leaves should be chewed and consumed by cat to cure whitecough and greencough. Only found in Twoleg gardens.
CELANDINE
Used to treat ailments of the eyes.
CHAMOMILE
This can be used for calming nerves.
CHERVIL
Sweet-smelling plant with spreading, fern-like leaves and small white flowers. Juice of leaves can be used for infected wounds, and chewing the roots helps with bellyache.
CHICKWEED
Eaten to cure stomach aches, bloatedness and constipation. Can also be used to cure coughs.
COBWEBS
Gathered and pressed on wounds to stop bleeding.
COLTSFOOT
Used to treat shortness of breath.
COMFREY
Identifiable by its large leaves and small bell-shaped flowers, which can be pink, white, or purple. The fat black roots can be chewed into a poultice to mend broken bones or soothe wounds.
DAISY
Leaves are used to treat aching joints.
DANDELION
Leaves are used to calm a cat.
DEATHBERRIES
Red berries are fatally poisonous if eaten by kits and elders especially. Roots & leaves may be chewed together and applied to sore places, but must NEVER be applied to open wounds.
DOCK
The leaf can be chewed up and applied to soothe scratches.
DRIED OAK LEAF
Collected in leaf-fall and stored in a dry place. Used to stop infections.
ECHINACIA
Used to ease infection.
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. A poultice of this is terrific for healing wounds.
HOLLY BERRIES
No medical value. Poisonous, like deathberries.
HONEY
A sweet, golden liquid created by bees. Difficult to collect without getting stung, but great for soothing infections or the throats of cats who have breathed smoke.
JUNIPER
Berries are used to help bellyaches. Leaves are used to ease coughs and other respiratory problems.
LAMB'S EAR
A herb used along with ragwort to help strengthen exhausted or weakened cats.
LAVENDER
Leaves and flowers are eaten to cure fever and sore throat. Inhaling the scent of fresh flowers can also calm the nerves.
MARIGOLD
Leaves and flowers should be consumed to relieve chills. Leaves and petals can be chewed and placed on wounds to prevent infection.
MOUSEBILE
Bile from the liver of the common mouse may be harvested and used to kill stubborn ticks. Just dip some moss in the bile and pat it on the tick until it drops off.
MUD
Smeared over bee and hornet stings to soothe the sting. Should be applied wet and left to dry and fall off on its own. The stings should fall off with it, leaving a small mark which goes away quickly by itself.
NIGHTSHADE
No medical value. Poisonous.
PARSLEY
Crinkled leaf with a very distinctive shape, like shallow claws on its edges. It has a sharp scent, and it tastes the same fresh or dried. Used for stopping milk in nursing queens if their kits die.if their kits die.
POPPY
Small black seeds shaken from a dried poppy flower, these are fed to cats to help them sleep quickly and easily. It dulls the senses, and also soothes cats suffering from shock and distress. Helps with stiff joints and aches. Not recommended for nursing queens. Flower heads should be consumed together to relieve continuous coughs.
RAGWORT
Leaves used alongside juniper berries in a poultice to treat aching joints, sores, or most other hide or muscle retinas, such as scratches, bruises, and broken bones.
SNAKEROOT
Used to counter poisons.
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.
TANSY
A strong-smelling plant with round yellow flowers. Leaves may be chewed to relieve joint aches. Flowers should be consumed to treat coughs. Pregnant she-cats should NEVER be given tansy, for it causes stillborn kits.
THYME
Should be consumed to treat shock and to calm anxiety or freyed nerves, or to aid in bringing restful sleep.
WATERMINT
A leafy green plant found in streams or damp earth. Usually chewed into a pulp, then fed to a cat suffering from bellyache.
WILD GARLIC
Rolling in a patch of wild garlic can help prevent infection, especially for dangerous wounds like rat bites.
WILLOW
Water from beneath the bark of the flowering willow may be dripped into the eyes to help clear blurriness of vision. It may also be applied to dry patches of skin to sooth itches. Small amounts of willow bark may be consumed to ease pain, act against inflammation, and to ease diarrhea or fevers.
YARROW
A flowering plant whose leaves can be made into a poultice and applied to wounds or scratches to expel poison, or to make cats that have ingested poison vomit.
Leaves reduce swelling and prevents infection when chewed and applied to a wound. Bark and leaves may also be chewed by a cat with a toothache to reduce pain, swelling, and aid in preventing general complications.
ALFALFA
Used to prevent tooth decay.
ASH (TREE)
New shoots are to be eaten, and chewed and applied to the bit of an Adder or Viper to stave off the effects of its poisoned bite.
Keys (seeds) of the Ash tree may also be consumed to fight the pain caused by a stitch in the side.
ALOE VERA
Use the gel inside of leaves to cure skin problems or burns. In general, a hard plant to find.
BASIL
Used to treat paw problems.
BORAGE
Leaves and roots should be consumed to stave off fevers. Seeds or, if seeds are unavailable, leaves, should be consumed by a nursing queens to increase available milk.
BROOM
Used in poultices for broken legs.
BRAMBLE TWIGS
Chew this to a fine syrup. It helps to sleep.
BURDOCK
Leaves may be chewed and applied to wounds that are clear of infection to speed healing.
Roots may be chewed and applied to any infected wound, and work especially well on rat bites.
CATCHWEED
Used to help protect freshly-applied poultices by sticking them over the area. Green and fluffy seeds.
CATMINT
Leaves should be chewed and consumed by cat to cure whitecough and greencough. Only found in Twoleg gardens.
CELANDINE
Used to treat ailments of the eyes.
CHAMOMILE
This can be used for calming nerves.
CHERVIL
Sweet-smelling plant with spreading, fern-like leaves and small white flowers. Juice of leaves can be used for infected wounds, and chewing the roots helps with bellyache.
CHICKWEED
Eaten to cure stomach aches, bloatedness and constipation. Can also be used to cure coughs.
COBWEBS
Gathered and pressed on wounds to stop bleeding.
COLTSFOOT
Used to treat shortness of breath.
COMFREY
Identifiable by its large leaves and small bell-shaped flowers, which can be pink, white, or purple. The fat black roots can be chewed into a poultice to mend broken bones or soothe wounds.
DAISY
Leaves are used to treat aching joints.
DANDELION
Leaves are used to calm a cat.
DEATHBERRIES
Red berries are fatally poisonous if eaten by kits and elders especially. Roots & leaves may be chewed together and applied to sore places, but must NEVER be applied to open wounds.
DOCK
The leaf can be chewed up and applied to soothe scratches.
DRIED OAK LEAF
Collected in leaf-fall and stored in a dry place. Used to stop infections.
ECHINACIA
Used to ease infection.
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. A poultice of this is terrific for healing wounds.
HOLLY BERRIES
No medical value. Poisonous, like deathberries.
HONEY
A sweet, golden liquid created by bees. Difficult to collect without getting stung, but great for soothing infections or the throats of cats who have breathed smoke.
JUNIPER
Berries are used to help bellyaches. Leaves are used to ease coughs and other respiratory problems.
LAMB'S EAR
A herb used along with ragwort to help strengthen exhausted or weakened cats.
LAVENDER
Leaves and flowers are eaten to cure fever and sore throat. Inhaling the scent of fresh flowers can also calm the nerves.
MARIGOLD
Leaves and flowers should be consumed to relieve chills. Leaves and petals can be chewed and placed on wounds to prevent infection.
MOUSEBILE
Bile from the liver of the common mouse may be harvested and used to kill stubborn ticks. Just dip some moss in the bile and pat it on the tick until it drops off.
MUD
Smeared over bee and hornet stings to soothe the sting. Should be applied wet and left to dry and fall off on its own. The stings should fall off with it, leaving a small mark which goes away quickly by itself.
NIGHTSHADE
No medical value. Poisonous.
PARSLEY
Crinkled leaf with a very distinctive shape, like shallow claws on its edges. It has a sharp scent, and it tastes the same fresh or dried. Used for stopping milk in nursing queens if their kits die.if their kits die.
POPPY
Small black seeds shaken from a dried poppy flower, these are fed to cats to help them sleep quickly and easily. It dulls the senses, and also soothes cats suffering from shock and distress. Helps with stiff joints and aches. Not recommended for nursing queens. Flower heads should be consumed together to relieve continuous coughs.
RAGWORT
Leaves used alongside juniper berries in a poultice to treat aching joints, sores, or most other hide or muscle retinas, such as scratches, bruises, and broken bones.
SNAKEROOT
Used to counter poisons.
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.
TANSY
A strong-smelling plant with round yellow flowers. Leaves may be chewed to relieve joint aches. Flowers should be consumed to treat coughs. Pregnant she-cats should NEVER be given tansy, for it causes stillborn kits.
THYME
Should be consumed to treat shock and to calm anxiety or freyed nerves, or to aid in bringing restful sleep.
WATERMINT
A leafy green plant found in streams or damp earth. Usually chewed into a pulp, then fed to a cat suffering from bellyache.
WILD GARLIC
Rolling in a patch of wild garlic can help prevent infection, especially for dangerous wounds like rat bites.
WILLOW
Water from beneath the bark of the flowering willow may be dripped into the eyes to help clear blurriness of vision. It may also be applied to dry patches of skin to sooth itches. Small amounts of willow bark may be consumed to ease pain, act against inflammation, and to ease diarrhea or fevers.
YARROW
A flowering plant whose leaves can be made into a poultice and applied to wounds or scratches to expel poison, or to make cats that have ingested poison vomit.
