Post by Cloudstar on Dec 9, 2006 21:20:40 GMT -5
Some of these herbs may be listed twice! Sorry if that happens
Poppy seeds -
used to numb pain and make a cat drowsy.
Cobwebs -
used to stop bleeding.
Feverfew -
used to cool feverish cats and treat head pain.
Borage leaves -
used to treat fevers.
Marigold -
used to treat infection and heal wounds and sores.
Horsetail -
used to treat infected wounds.
Burdock root -
used to treat infections, especially rat bites.
Chervil (root) -
used to treat infections.
Wild garlic -
rolling in this can help to keep out infection.
Coltsfoot -
used to treat kittencough.
Catnip (also called catmint) -
used to treat whitecough and greencough; can help to relax a cat.
Chickweed -
used to help treat greencough.
Tansy -
used to treat coughs.
Thyme -
used to calm a cat.
Chamomile -
used to calm a cat.
Juniper berries -
used to treat bellyache.
Chervil -
used to treat bellyache.
Watermint -
used to treat bellyache.
Daisy leaves -
used to treat aching joints.
Goldenrod -
used in a poultice to treat aching joints and stiffness; can also be used for severe injuries.
Ragwort leaves -
used alongside juniper berries in a poultice to treat aching joints.
Comfrey -
used to treat broken bones.
Nettle (leaves) -
used to treat swelling.
Celadine -
used to treat ailments of the eyes.
Snakeroot -
used to counter poison.
Nettle (seeds) -
used to counter poison.
Honey -
used to treat sore throats.
Mouse bile -
used to remove ticks from a cat's coat.
Yarrow -
used to make a cat vomit and expel poisons from the body.
Dock leaves -
used to make a cat's coat slippery, also can be used as a surface for vomiting.
Deathberries (yew) -
Of no medicinal value; bright scarlet berries that can kill a cat if they are not expelled quickly enough (called night-seeds by the Tribe)
Nightshade -
of no medicinal value; is poisonous.
Holly (berries) -
of no medicinal value, poisonous like deathberries.
Adder barrack –
Toothache
Alfalfa –
Used to prevent tooth decay
Aloe Vera –
Use the leaves; treat burns and skin problems (insect bites, etc.)
Blessed Thistle –
Helps strengthen the heart & lungs; increases circulation
Borage -
Leaves and Roots should be consumed to stave off fevers. Seeds and leaves should be consumed by the nursing Queen to increase available milk.
Borage should never be used dried, only green.
Bramble twigs (chewed to a fine syrup) –
Helps to sleep
Broom Malice Poultices –
Open wounds
Echinacia -
Used to ease infection.
Ferns –
Helps to clean out wounds by just the inside part after “crunching” off the outer “shells”
Fever -
Leaves can be used to reduce fever, in addition to being consumed to aid against colds and stomach ailments.
Huckleberry –
A muscle pain reliever
Ivy –
Calms down
Mouse -
Bile from the liver of the common mouse may be harvested and used to kill stubborn fleas and ticks.
Nettle -
Leaves are used on rashes and fever
Poppy (wild) -
Seeds can be consumed to remove pain and aid is sleep.
Flower heads should be consumed together to relive continuous coughs.
Petals and Leaves should be chewed to aid in sleep and improve resting.
Ragweed Leaves -
Relives stiff joints
Roots -
Good for belly-aches
Sacred bark –
Used for upset stomach
Water mint -
Used to cure bellyache
Willow (Tree) -
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 Leaves -
Makes them throw-up and extract poison
Yarrow Ointment –
Scraped paws
Yew -
Even one kills cats in seconds