Post by Sporelett on Jun 25, 2010 18:54:02 GMT -5
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CLAN MEDICINES
ALDER BARK May be used to treat tooth aches.
BORAGE LEAVES To be chewed and eaten. The plant can be distinguished by its small blue or pink star-shaped flowers and hairy leaves. Great for nursing queens as it helps increase their supply of milk. 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, which can be applied to rat bites. Cures infection.
BROOM Helps treat broken bones and wounds when mixed in a poultice.
CATMINT A delicious-smelling, leafy plant that’s hard to find in the wild; often found growing in Twoleg gardens. The best remedy for greencough.
CELANDINE This herb can be used to soothe the eyes.
CHERVIL A sweet-smelling plant with large, spreading, fernlike leaves and small white flowers. The juice of the leaves can be used for infected wounds, and chewing the roots helps with bellyache.
CHICKWEED Like catmint, it can be used to treat greencough.
COBWEB Spiders can be found all over the forest; be careful not to bring along the spider when you take the web! Medicine cats wrap it around an injury to soak up the blood and keep the wound clean. Stops bleeding.
COLTSFOOT A flowering plant, a bit like a dandelion, with white or yellow flowers. The leaves can be chewed into a pulp, which is eaten to help shortness of breath.
COMFREY Has large leaves and small, pink, white, or purple bell-shaped flowers. The fat black roots can be chewed into a poultice to mend broken bones or soothe wounds.
DAISY LEAF Thick, dark green, oval shaped leaves. Chewed into a paste, it can help aching joints.
DANDELION The white liquid inside the stem is used for bee stings.
DOCK A plant similar to sorrel. The leaf can be chewed up and applied to soothe scratches.
DRIED OAK LEAF Collected in the fall and stored in a dry place. Stops 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. A poultice of this is terrific for healing wounds.
HEATHER FLOWER Not much is known other than that it can be mixed into poultices to make them sweeter and easier to swallow.
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.
HORSETAIL A tall plant with bristly stems that grows in marshy areas. The leaves can be used to treat infected wounds. Usually chewed up and applied as a poultice.
JUNIPER BERRIES A bush with spiky dark green leaves and purple berries. The berries soothe bellyaches and help cats who are having trouble breathing.
LAVENDER A small purple flowering plant. Cures fever.
MALLOW The leaves are best collected at sunhigh, when they are dry. Fed to cats suffering bellyache.
MARIGOLD A bright orange or yellow flower that grows low to the ground. The petals or leaves can be chewed into a pulp and applied as a poultice to wounds. Stops infection.
MOUSE BILE A bad-smelling liquid that is the only remedy for ticks. Dab a little moss soaked in bile on a tick and it’ll fall right off. Wash paws thoroughly in running water afterward.
NETTLE SEED Like yarrow, can be used if a cat has swallowed poison.
PARSLEY Stops a queen from producing milk if her kits die or don't need milk anymore.
POPPY SEED Small black seeds shaken from a poppy flower, these are fed to cats to help them sleep. Soothes cats suffering from shock and distress. Not recommended for nursing queens.
RAGWORT LEAF Crushed and mixed into a poultice with juniper berries, it can help aching joints.
RASPBERRY LEAF Used in kittings. Could be a painkiller, or to help stop bleeding during the kitting
RUSH Used to bind broken bones. It has long narrow leaves and lavender coloured head stalks.
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.
SNAKEROOT The best remedy for poison, especially for snake bites.
TANSY A strong-smelling plant with round yellow flowers. Good for curing coughs, but must be eaten in small doses.
THYME This herb can be eaten to calm anxiety and frayed nerves.
TRAVELLING HERBS Traveling Herbs consists of sorrel, daisy, chamomile and burnet. Chamomile strengthens hearts, and calms cats. The other herbs are unknown.
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.
WILLOW BARK Serves as a painkiller.
YARROW A flowering plant whose leaves can be made into a poultice and applied to wounds or scratches to expel poison. Also administered orally to induce vomiting.
DEATHBERRIES Red berries that can be fatally poisonous to kits and elders. They are NOT a medicine. Known to Twolegs as yew berries. BEWARE!
FOXGLOVE SEEDS Seeds that bear an unknown amount of poison. Can be mistaken for poppy seeds.
HOLLY BERRIES Not as dangerous as deathberries, but still a danger to kits.
NIGHTSHADE Also known as Deadly Nightshade, this plant is very poisonous, and can kill even the strongest warrior! A tall vine, with small, poisonous red berries.
