Post by .:Rippledstream:. on Jan 7, 2009 17:05:22 GMT -5
Medicine Cats and Medicine Cat Apprentices! This is a bible created especially for you! Please use it. Medicine cats must memorize the name and use of every herb in their territory. If you forget, this is here as a guideline.Though every territory is different, here are some common herbs that can be found just about anywhere.
Alder Bark - Used for toothaches
Basil - Used to treat paw problems
Borage leaves - Used to treat fever and helps increase a Queen's milk supply (Chewed and eaten - Common)
Burdock (root) - Used to treat infections, especially rat bites (Chewed into a pulp and applied to the wound - Common)
Broom - Used in poultices for broken legs
Catchweed - Used to help protect freshly-applied poultices by sticking them over the area. Green and fluffy seeds.
Catnip/Catmint - Used to treat whitecough and greencough; can help to relax a cat (Chewed and eaten - Common)
Celadine - Used to treat ailments of the eyes (Chewed an eaten - Uncommon)
Chamomile - Used to calm a cat (Chewed an eaten - Less common then Thyme)
Chervil (root) - Used to treat bellyache (Chewed an eaten - Common)
Chervil (leaves) - Used to treat infected wounds (Juice from leaves applied to the wound - Less common then Burdock)
Chickweed - Used to help treat greencough (Chewed and eaten - Less common then Catmint/Catnip)
Cobwebs - Used to stop bleeding (Applied by pressing against wound - Common)
Coltsfoot - Used to treat shortness of breath and help cure kittencough (Chewed into a pulp and eaten - Common)
Comfrey (root) - Used to treat broken bones (Chewed into a poultice and applied to wound - Common)
Daisy leaves - Used to treat aching joints (Chewed into a poultice and applied - Semi-Common)
Dandelion (leaves) - Used to calm a cat (Chewed and eaten - less common then both Thyme and Chamomile)
Dock Leaves - Used to sooth scratches (Chewed up and applied to wound - Common)
Dried Oak Leaves - Used to stop infections (Collected and stored in leaf-fall - Uncommon)
Feverfew - Used to cool feverish cats, chills, and treat head pain (Chewed and eaten - Common)
Goldenrod - Used to heal many different kinds of wounds; can also be used for severe injuries. (Chewed into a poultice and applied - Common)
Honey - Used to treat sore throats, especially in kits (Collected from bee hives and swallowed - Semi-Common)
Horsetail - Used to treat infected wounds (Chewed into a poultice and applied to infected wound - Common)
Juniper berries - Used to treat bellyache (Chewed and eaten - Common)
Lamb's ear - A herb used along with ragwort to help strengthen exhausted or weakened cats.
Lavender - A small purple flowering plant. Cures fever.
Marigold - Used to treat infection and heal wounds and sores (Chewed into a poultice and applied to wound - Common)
Mouse bile - Used to remove ticks from a cat's coat (Rubbed into fur around tick - Common)
Nettle (leaves) - Used to treat swelling (Chewed into a pulp and applied to wound - Common)
Nettle (seeds) - Used to counter poison (Chewed and eaten - Common)
Poppy seeds - Used to numb pain and make a cat drowsy (Chewed and eaten - Common)
Ragwort and Lamb's ears leaves - Used for strength for traveling
Snakeroot - Used to counter poison (Chewed and eaten - Less common then Nettle seeds)
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 - Used to treat coughs (Chewed and eaten in small doses - Common)
Thyme - Used on cats with anxiety and frayed nerves (Chewed and eaten - Common)
Watermint - Used to treat bellyache (Chewed into a pulp and swallowed - Common)
Wild garlic - Rolling in this can help to keep out infection (Chewed and eaten - Common)
Yarrow - Used to make a cat vomit and expel poisons from the body (Chewed into a poultice and eaten - Common)
Other Plants
Deathberries (Yew) - Of no medicinal value; bright scarlet berries that can kill a cat if they are not expelled quickly enough
Nightshade - Of no medicinal value; is poisonous, not as bad as death berries or holly berries
Holly (berries) - Of no medicinal value; poisonous like deathberries
Alder Bark - Used for toothaches
Basil - Used to treat paw problems
Borage leaves - Used to treat fever and helps increase a Queen's milk supply (Chewed and eaten - Common)
Burdock (root) - Used to treat infections, especially rat bites (Chewed into a pulp and applied to the wound - Common)
Broom - Used in poultices for broken legs
Catchweed - Used to help protect freshly-applied poultices by sticking them over the area. Green and fluffy seeds.
Catnip/Catmint - Used to treat whitecough and greencough; can help to relax a cat (Chewed and eaten - Common)
Celadine - Used to treat ailments of the eyes (Chewed an eaten - Uncommon)
Chamomile - Used to calm a cat (Chewed an eaten - Less common then Thyme)
Chervil (root) - Used to treat bellyache (Chewed an eaten - Common)
Chervil (leaves) - Used to treat infected wounds (Juice from leaves applied to the wound - Less common then Burdock)
Chickweed - Used to help treat greencough (Chewed and eaten - Less common then Catmint/Catnip)
Cobwebs - Used to stop bleeding (Applied by pressing against wound - Common)
Coltsfoot - Used to treat shortness of breath and help cure kittencough (Chewed into a pulp and eaten - Common)
Comfrey (root) - Used to treat broken bones (Chewed into a poultice and applied to wound - Common)
Daisy leaves - Used to treat aching joints (Chewed into a poultice and applied - Semi-Common)
Dandelion (leaves) - Used to calm a cat (Chewed and eaten - less common then both Thyme and Chamomile)
Dock Leaves - Used to sooth scratches (Chewed up and applied to wound - Common)
Dried Oak Leaves - Used to stop infections (Collected and stored in leaf-fall - Uncommon)
Feverfew - Used to cool feverish cats, chills, and treat head pain (Chewed and eaten - Common)
Goldenrod - Used to heal many different kinds of wounds; can also be used for severe injuries. (Chewed into a poultice and applied - Common)
Honey - Used to treat sore throats, especially in kits (Collected from bee hives and swallowed - Semi-Common)
Horsetail - Used to treat infected wounds (Chewed into a poultice and applied to infected wound - Common)
Juniper berries - Used to treat bellyache (Chewed and eaten - Common)
Lamb's ear - A herb used along with ragwort to help strengthen exhausted or weakened cats.
Lavender - A small purple flowering plant. Cures fever.
Marigold - Used to treat infection and heal wounds and sores (Chewed into a poultice and applied to wound - Common)
Mouse bile - Used to remove ticks from a cat's coat (Rubbed into fur around tick - Common)
Nettle (leaves) - Used to treat swelling (Chewed into a pulp and applied to wound - Common)
Nettle (seeds) - Used to counter poison (Chewed and eaten - Common)
Poppy seeds - Used to numb pain and make a cat drowsy (Chewed and eaten - Common)
Ragwort and Lamb's ears leaves - Used for strength for traveling
Snakeroot - Used to counter poison (Chewed and eaten - Less common then Nettle seeds)
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 - Used to treat coughs (Chewed and eaten in small doses - Common)
Thyme - Used on cats with anxiety and frayed nerves (Chewed and eaten - Common)
Watermint - Used to treat bellyache (Chewed into a pulp and swallowed - Common)
Wild garlic - Rolling in this can help to keep out infection (Chewed and eaten - Common)
Yarrow - Used to make a cat vomit and expel poisons from the body (Chewed into a poultice and eaten - Common)
Other Plants
Deathberries (Yew) - Of no medicinal value; bright scarlet berries that can kill a cat if they are not expelled quickly enough
Nightshade - Of no medicinal value; is poisonous, not as bad as death berries or holly berries
Holly (berries) - Of no medicinal value; poisonous like deathberries