Post by Duchess||T.umblez on Jun 13, 2011 12:22:08 GMT -6
This information was recieved from the book: Secerets Of The Clans by Erin Hunter. Slightly edited (I changed the order of some of the sentences and such). but it is all acurate for the series.
Name of herb/plant
Directions for usage
Information on the herb/plant
Special notices or warnings
Uses
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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 rat bites.
CATMINT (also known as catnip): A delicious-smelling, leafy plant that's hard to find in the wild; often found growing in Twoleg gardens. The best remedy for Greencough.
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.
COBWEB:
Spiderwebs 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 floweing plant, a bit like a dandelion, with yellow or white flowers. The leaves can be chewed into a pulp which is eaten.Helps 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 of this plant can be chewed into a poultice. Mends broken bones or soothes wounds.
DOCK:
A plant similiar to sorrel. The leaf can be chewed up and applied. Soothes Scratches.
DRIED OAK LEAF:
Collected in the autumn and stored in a dry place. Stops infections.
FEVERFEW:
A small bush with flowers like diases. The leaves can be eaten by a sick cat. Cools down body temperature, particularly for cats with fever or chills.
GOLDENROD:
A tall plant with bright yellow flowers. A poultice of this of this is terrific for healing wounds.
HONEY:
A sweet golden liquid created by bees. Great for soothing infections or the throats of cats who have breathed smoke. WARNING: DIFFICULT TO COLLECT WITHOUT GETTING STUNG!
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.
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. WARNING: WASH PAWS THROUGHOLY AFTERWARD!
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.WARNING: NOT RECOMENDED FOR NURSING QUEENS!
STINGING NETTLE:
The spiny green seeds can be administered to a cat who's swallowed posion, while the leaves can be applied to a wound to bring down swelling.
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.
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. Repels posion.
PLANTS TO AVOID AT ALL COSTS:
DEATHBERRIES:
Red berries that can be fatally posionous to kits and elders. The are NOT a medicine. Known to Twolegs as yew berries.BEWARE!
Name of herb/plant
Directions for usage
Information on the herb/plant
Special notices or warnings
Uses
____________________________________________________
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 rat bites.
CATMINT (also known as catnip): A delicious-smelling, leafy plant that's hard to find in the wild; often found growing in Twoleg gardens. The best remedy for Greencough.
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.
COBWEB:
Spiderwebs 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 floweing plant, a bit like a dandelion, with yellow or white flowers. The leaves can be chewed into a pulp which is eaten.Helps 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 of this plant can be chewed into a poultice. Mends broken bones or soothes wounds.
DOCK:
A plant similiar to sorrel. The leaf can be chewed up and applied. Soothes Scratches.
DRIED OAK LEAF:
Collected in the autumn and stored in a dry place. Stops infections.
FEVERFEW:
A small bush with flowers like diases. The leaves can be eaten by a sick cat. Cools down body temperature, particularly for cats with fever or chills.
GOLDENROD:
A tall plant with bright yellow flowers. A poultice of this of this is terrific for healing wounds.
HONEY:
A sweet golden liquid created by bees. Great for soothing infections or the throats of cats who have breathed smoke. WARNING: DIFFICULT TO COLLECT WITHOUT GETTING STUNG!
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.
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. WARNING: WASH PAWS THROUGHOLY AFTERWARD!
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.WARNING: NOT RECOMENDED FOR NURSING QUEENS!
STINGING NETTLE:
The spiny green seeds can be administered to a cat who's swallowed posion, while the leaves can be applied to a wound to bring down swelling.
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.
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. Repels posion.
PLANTS TO AVOID AT ALL COSTS:
DEATHBERRIES:
Red berries that can be fatally posionous to kits and elders. The are NOT a medicine. Known to Twolegs as yew berries.BEWARE!