MEDDIE CAT HERBS

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meddie cat herbs

Poppy seeds- used to numb pain and make a cat very sleepy
Catmint - For whitecough and Greencough. Also exceptionaly tasty to cats that are not sick
Cobwebs - used to stop bleeding
Feaverfew - used to cool feverish cats and treat head pain
Borage Leaves - used to treat fevers and helps nursing mothers with their milk supply
Marigold - used to treat infection and heal wounds and sores
Horse Tail - used to treat infected wounds
Burdock root - used to treat infections, especially rat bites
Chervile 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
Camomile - used to calm a cat
Dandelion Leaves- used to calm a cat
Juniper Berries - used to treat bellyache
Chervile- 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
Snake Root - 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

Other Plants
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; use yarrow (called night-seeds by the Tribe)
Nightshade - of no medicinal value; is poisonous
Holly (berries) - of no medicinal value; poisonous like deathberries




Sicknesses


Cough - a sickness that is like a human cold. Symptoms are just coughs and sneezes, though it can be dangerous to kits or young cats.
Best Treatment: Tansy

Greencough - a sickness similar to pneumonia that is often rampant among the Clans in leaf-bare. Symptoms include wheezing, coughing, pus excreted from the eyes, sneezing, fever, and green phlegm streaming from the nose.
Best Treatment: Catmint, feverfew, and lavender

Whitecough - a mild sickness like a cold. More common than greencough, but can become greencough or even the fatal blackcough. Symptoms include sneezing, coughing, white phlegm streaming from the nose, and a slightly high temperature. This is similar to kittencough, which is the least harmful of all coughs and is mostly caught by kits.
Best Treatment: Catmint

Blackcough - a fatal sickness that spells certain death for any cat who catches it. Symptoms are unknown, but the "black" might be blood. Best Treatment: None

Chill - a very mild ailment usually caused by very cold weather or falling into icy water. Much like whitecough, but with cold chills instead of fever.
Best Treament: Catmint, feverfew, and lavender

Cracked pads - a painful ailment usually seen in elderly cats. The pawpads crack from cold or dryness, and if untreated can lead to infection. Symptoms include swelling of the paws and pain.
Best Treatment: Marigold, and poppy seed if there is pain

Aching joints - basically arthritis in cats. Caused by age or damp weather. Symptoms include pain and stiffness.
Best Treatment: Anything that cures pain other than poppy seeds

Bleeding - blood loss due to injury, such as a wound sustained in battle. Severity depends on injury.
Best Treatment: Cobwebs pressed onto the wound

Poisoning - the case of eating deathberries, poisoned fresh-kill, or other kinds of harmful things.
Best treatment: Yarrow and stinging nettle

Freezing - a case where a cat is too cold and might die.
Best Treatment: Grooming fur the wrong way to get the blood flowing.

Starvation - a case where a cat is too hungry.
Best treatment: Fresh kill or queen's milk.

Weakness - a case where a cat is exhausted.
Best treatment: Rest

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Adder barrack – ToothacheAlfalfa – 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
Burdock Root – Used to relieve joint pains (like arthritis)Good for rat bites and infected wounds
Catnip - Used to ease pain and help to cure Greencough, Blackcough and Whitecough, very important to have! Gathered and pressed into wounds to stop bleeding. Generally only used with wounds that risk bleeding heavily as they can cause increased risk of infection.
Celandine - Used to strenghten weak eyes.
Chamomile - Used to relax, leaves and flowers sooths heart & gives physical strength
Chapparal – Helps clean faces (helps with cat acne)
Chervil Juice - Best for infected wounds.
Chervil Root - Used to cure bellyache
Cobwebs - Used to stop bleeding
Comfrey - Used to help cure for broken bones
Deathberry (Deadly Nightshade) - Berries, or any other part of the plant, when consumed will kill the cat who swallows if they are not given immediate help, and even then they may not always be saved. Roots & leaves may be chewed together and applied to sore places, but must NEVER be applied to open wounds.
This is a poison in addition to a healing plant.
Dock leaves - Used to make fur slippery when stuck in a tight space
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.
Feverfew - Used to reduce head pain
Garlic – Ear infections and wounds
Ginger – Used for asthma and coughs
Goldenrod - A muscle pain reliever
Hawthorne Berries – Treats heart burns and indigestion
Honey - Used to sooth irritated throats and other things, particularly good for smoke inhalation
Horsetail – Chew the leaves and spit into wounds; stops infections
Huckleberry – A muscle pain reliever
Ivy – Calms down
Juniper berries - Good for belly ache and whitecough. Berries ease the stomach and can serve as a counter poison. Leaves are used to ease coughs and other respiratory problems.
Lavender - Leaves & flowers are particularly good when eaten for easing pains in head and throat, and good for a chill.
Inhaling the sent 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.
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
Snakeroot - Used to counter poison
Tansy - Leaves, flowers, and Stems should be eaten together to remove worms. Leaves may be chewed to relive joint aches.
Flowers should be consumed to remove coughs.
Pregnant Queens should NEVER be given Tansy, for it causes miscarriages.
Thyme - Should be consumed to calm the anxious cat, or to aid in brining restful sleep.
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

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[image] Borage Leaves To be chewed and eaten. The plant can be distinguished by it's 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.

[image] 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.

[image] 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.

[image] Chervil A sweet-smelling plant with large, spreading fern like leaves and small white flowers. The juice of the leaves can be used for infected wounds, and chewing the roots helps with bellyache.

[image] 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 and injury to soak up the blood and keep the wound clean. Stops bleeding.

[image] Coltsfoot A flowering plant, a bit like a dandelion, with yellow or white flowers. The leaves can be chewed into a pulp, which is eaten to help shortness of breath.

[image] Dock A plant similar to sorrel. The leaf can be chewed up and applied to soothe scratches.

[image] Dried Oak Leaf Collected in autumn and stored in a dry place. Stops infections.

[image] Feverfew A small bush with flowers like daisies. The leaves can be eaten to cool down body temperature, particularly for cats with a fever or chills.

[image] Goldenrod a tall plant with bright yellow flowers. A poultice of this is terrific for healing wounds.

[image] 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.

[image] Horsetail A tall plant with bristly stems that grow in marshy areas. The leaves can be chewed up and applied as a poultice.

[image] Juniper Berries A bush with spiky dark green leaves and purple berries. The berries soothe bellyaches and help cats who are having trouble breathing.

[image] Lavender A small purple flowering plant. Cures fever.

[image] 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.

[image] 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.

[image] Poppy Seed Small black seeds shaken from a dried poppy flowers, these are fed to cats to help them sleep. Soothes cats suffering from shock and distress. Not recommended for nursing queens.

[image] Stinging Nettle The spiny green seeds can be administered to a cat who's swallowed poison, while the leaves can be applied to bring down swelling.

[image] Tansy A strong-smelling plant with round yellow flowers. Good for curing coughs, but must be eaten in small doses.

[image] Thyme This herb can be eaten to calm anxiety and frayed nerves.

[image] Watermint A leafy green plant found in streams or damp areas. Usually chewed into a pulp and then fed to a cat suffering bellyache.

[image] Wild Garlic Rolling in a patch of wild garlic can help prevent infections, especially for dangerous wounds like rat bites.

[image] Yarrow A flowering plant whose leaves can be made into a poultice and applied to wounds or scratches to expel poison.

Note
[image] Deathberries Red berries that can be fatally poisonous to kits and elders. They are NOT a medicine. Known to twolegs as yew berries. They are used to kill. BEWARE!

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*Ingest means 'eaten' and apply means 'don't eat it, it goes on the skin.

Breathing- coltsfoot, juniper berries [both ingest]

Infected wounds- horsetail, burdock root, marigold, chervil leaf juice [all apply] plus rolling in wild garlic aids the healing but shouldn't be the only treatment

Bellyache- water mint, chervil root [all are ingested]

Getting rid of ticks- mouse bile [apply]

Ingested poison- yarrow (induces vomiting), snakeroot [both are ingested]

Heals wounds/sores- marigold, burdock root [apply both]

Greencough, last resort- catnip (restores energy) [patent chews it]

Fever, headache- feverfew, nettle, borage leaves best, bark of willow [all ingest]

Chill- lavender [ingest]

Irritated throat- honey [ingest]

Pain killer- poppy seeds, chamomile [both ingest]

Wound bleeding- cobwebs [apply]

Cracked pads- yarrow ointment [apply]

Aching joints- ragweed + juniper berry poultice, daisy leaves [ingest both]

Anxiety- thyme [ingest]

Broken bones- comfrey, broom poultice (I don't know exactly what that is) [?]

Rash- stinging nettle [apply]

Bee sting- white liquid inside dandelion stem [apply]

Cough- tansy [ingest]

Aching/restores eyes- celandine

Swelling- stinging nettle [?]

Toothache- alder bark

Strength- ragwort [ingest] wheat also, possibly

Milk- Borage Leaves [ingest]


Poisons in Clan territory- foxglove, yew berries (aka- death berries)



Note- Water mint is only available in marshy/wet areas. Catnip is only found in two-leg gardens.

Treatments

Dislocation of fore/hind leg- First, the cat is given a poppy seed to ease the pain and, hopefully reaction skills. Then, one cat must restrain the patient, so the medicine cat's face is not clawed off. The medicine cat then grips the patient's leg in the jaws and gives quick pull. A sharp click should be heard and the injured cat should respond to this with a yowl and a struggle. Then the poppy seed should really be taking effect, causing the patient to not be able to think straight and stagger. He or she should be sent to rest immediately after. The process of relocating the leg should be done in no less than a minute.

Detecting fever- Medicine cat must press their nose to the pad of the patient's paw. Then, if still unsure, the medicine cat can compare to another, healthy cat.

Detecting hearing disorders- Simply have a cat stand far away from the cat and call it by its name without giving any sort of visual. If the cat in question does not respond, have the calling cat near a few paw steps closer then call again, in order to know the severity.