HERBS AND THEIR USES [info]

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ALDER
Reduces swelling and prevents infection when chewed and applied to a wound. May also be chewed by a cat with a toothache to reduce pain, swelling, and aid in preventing complications.

ALFALFA
Used to prevent tooth decay.


ALOE VERA
Use the gel inside of leaves to cure skin problems or burns.


ALPESTRIS
Helps cats with troubled digestive systems to digest food.

ASH (TREE)
New shoots are to be eaten, and chewed and applied to the bit of an Adder or Viper to stave off the effects of its poisonous bite.

Keys (seeds) of the Ash tree may also be consumed to fight the pain caused by a stitch in the side.

BELLADONNA
Calms spasms and cramps.

BLESSED THISTLE
Increases circulation of blood if swallowed.

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
Helps to sleep if chewed into a fine syrup and consumed.

BROKEN ROSEMARY BLOOMS
Heals wounds near the eyes or eyelids; also helps for eye infections.

BROOM
Its poultice is used for broken limbs. Poultice for open wounds.

BURDOCK
Leaves may be chewed and applied to wounds that are clear of infection to speed healing.
Roots may be chewed and applied to a wound to draw infection from it. Especially good for rat bites.

CATCHWEED
Burrs can be used to help hold poultices onto a cat.

CATMINT (CATNIP)
Leaves and Flowers can be used to relive congestion and coughs. Used to counter greencough and whitecough. Usually found near twoleg places.

CELANDINE
Used to strengthen weak eyes.

CHAMOMILE
Leaves and Flowers may be consumed to soothe a cat and add to their physical strength.

CHAPARRAL
Helps clean the face.

CHERVIL
The juice of the leaves are used for infected wounds, and chewing the roots helps with bellyache.

CHEWED GUMWEED
Helps to seal wounds from infection. It slightly stings but collects the skin together and makes it close faster, therefore preventing infection.

CHICKWEED
If there is not catmint around, it is a good substitute to counter greencough.

COBWEBS
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.

COLTSFOOT
The leaves are eaten to reduce shortness of breath.

COMFREY
Used when healing broken bones.

CRUSHED PAWPAW ROOT
If digested, useful for healing kitten cough.

CRUSHED ROSE THORNS
Helps seal the wound.

DAISY LEAVES
If chewed into a paste, can be a useful remedy for aching joints.

DANDELION LEAVES
Chewed, helps to calm a cat

DEATHBERRY (YEW)
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.

DOCK
The leaf is chewed and applied to scratches to soothe them. Also can make a cat's fur slippery to help it out of tangles such as in a bramble bush.

DRIED OAK LEAF
Used to stop infections.

ECHINACEA
Used to ease infection.

FERNS
Used to clean out wounds.

FEVERFEW
Leaves can be used to reduce fever, in addition to being consumed to aid against colds and stomach ailments.

FOXGLOVE
Cloves purge toxins from the body. Leaves are used on deep wounds to quickly stop the bleeding.

FRINGE TREE
Used as a rub, kills germs and stops infestions spreading. Injested, helps cure infections.

GARLIC
Used for fleas and covering scent. Juice prevents infection, though it stings a bit.

GINGER
Used for asthma and coughs if consumed.

GOLDENROD
The poultice of this is for healing wounds.

GRASS
Used for upset stomachs if consumed.

HAWTHORNE BERRIES
Treats indigestion. Too many can make the cat ill.

HEATHER NECTER
Improves the taste of bitter herbs, such as dock and yarrow. Does no harm to the poultice, herb, or otherwise cure in the process.

HONEY
Used to soothe the throat. Particularly good for smoke inhalation. Also useful for coughs, in kits and older cats.

HOPS
Calms or soothes scattered nerves, anxiety, etc.

HORNBEAM
If chewed, good for depression.

HORSETAIL
The leaves are chewed up and applied to infected wounds.

IVY JUICE
Calms a cat if consumed.

JUNIPER
Berries ease the stomach and can serve as a counter poison. Leaves are used to ease coughs and other respiratory problems.

LADY'S MANTLE
Stops bleeding.

LAMB'S EAR
Good for strength.

LAVENDER
Leaves & flowers are particularly good when eaten for easing pains in head and throat, and curing fever. Inhaling the sent of fresh flowers can also calm the nerves. Helps chills. The stem calms a cat in shock.

LOTUS ROOTS
Keeps a cat awake.

MARIGOLD
Leaves and Flowers should be consumed to relieve chills.
Leaves and Petals can be chewed and placed on wounds to prevent infection.

MILKWEED JUICE
Used for sores and burns. Poisonous if ingested; do not use around the ears or eyes.

MOUSE BILE
Bile from the liver of the common mouse may be harvested and used to kill stubborn fleas and ticks.

PARSLEY
Used to stop the flow of a queen's milk.

POND APPLE
Ingested, helps to cure belly aches

POPPY (WILD)
Seeds can be consumed to remove pain and aid sleep.
Flower heads should be consumed together to relive continuous coughs.
Petals and Leaves should be chewed to aid in sleep and improve resting.

RAGWORT
Used with crushed juniper berries to ease aching joints in a poultice.

ROSINWEED
Cleans out the system when poison(s) have been digested.

SAGE ROOT
Heals cracked pads. Use with poppy seeds.

SKULLCAP SEEDS
Gives a cat extra strength.

SNAKEROOT
Used to counter poison.

STINGING NETTLE
The leaves are applied to reduce swelling, while the seeds are ingested by those who have swallowed 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.

THINNED HEATHER DOWN
Helps the indigestion of a kit by lining the kit's stomach and absorbing the uncomfortable juices. Only useful if digested.

THYME
Should be consumed to calm the anxious cat, or to aid in brining restful sleep.

WATER MINT
Used to help cure bellyaches.

WILD BASIL
Chewed, helps aching paws. Can also be rubbed on cut pawpads to soothe pain and encourage healing.

WILD CHERRIES
Eaten, helps to soothe and cure a cough.

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 soothe itches.
Small amounts of Willow Bark may be consumed to ease pain, act against inflammation, and to ease diarrhea or fevers.

WITCH HAZEL
Ingested, acts as an anti-inflammatory. Rubbing onto the wound calms and reduces swelling.

WORMWOOD
Relieves pain when chewed.

YARROW
Entire plant should be consumed to induce vomiting.
Entire plant should be chewed and applied to wounds to relive pain and prevent infection.