Medicine Herbs:
Addar Barrack
Used for toothache.
Alder Tree Bark
Treats toothache, swelling, pain, and prevents complications. Prevents infection and swelling if chewed and applied to a wound.
Alfalfa
If chewed, prevents tooth decay.
Aloe Vera
The gel inside of the leaves helps cure skin problems and burns. Leaves can be chewed and spit on skin problems and burns.
Ash Tree Seeds
May be consumed to fight pain.
Ash Tree
New shoots should be chewed and then applied to an adder or viper wound to resist the effects of the poison.
Aspen Tree Bark
relieves stress and soothes restlessness and distraughtness.
Belladonna
Calms spasms and cramps.
Birthwort
When chewed, induces contractions.
Blackberry leaves
Leaves from the prickly blackberry bush, chewed into a pulp and applied to a beesting to ease swelling.
Blessed Thistle
Increases circulation of blood if swallowed.
Borage Leaves
Reduces fevers. Any type of Borage should be fresh, never dried. 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 fevers.
Borage Root
Leaves and roots may be consumed to stave off fevers. Any type of Borage should be fresh, never dried.
Borage Seeds
Should be given to a Queen to help her provide more available milk. Any type of Borage should be fresh, never dried.
Bramble Twig
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.
Broom Malice Poultice
Heals open wounds.
Burdock Leaves
If chewed, should be applied to a NON-INFECTED wound to speed up healing.
Burdock Root
The sap is used for rat bites; usually infected ones; may also draw out infection. 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.
Buttonbush Down
If digested, helps with constipation and urinal problems.
Catchweed
Burrs can be used to help hold treatment onto a cat.
Catmint (Catnip)
Treats whitecough and greencough; may also help relax a cat. Also treats congestion. 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
Useful for cats with weak eyesight. Rub it on the eye.
Chamomile
Calms a cat. May also add to physical strength. Soothes depression, fatigue, and the heart.
Chaparral
Helps clean the face.
ChervilThe juice of the leaves is used for infected wounds. The root, if manually chewed, is good for bellyaches. 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.
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
Helps treat greencough and blackcough.
Cobwebs
Used to stop bleeding. Medicine cats wrap it around an injury to soak up the blood and keep the wound clean. Stops bleeding.
Coltsfoot
A flowering plant with yellow or white flowers resembling dandelions. Grows best in newleaf. Good for shortness of breath and kitten cough. The leaves can be chewed into a pulp, which is to be eaten to help shortness of breath.
Comfrey
Treats broken bones. 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 to mend broken bones or soothe wounds.
Comfrey Root
It has large leaves, small bell-shaped flowers, which are pink, white, or purple, and fat, black roots, and a tangy smell. The root is chewed into a poultice, and can be used to repair broken bones, soothe wounds, for wreched claws, itching, and inflammation on stiff joints.
Crushed Pawpaw Roots
If digested, useful for healing kitten cough.
Crushed Iris Petals
Stimulates breathing during the birthing process; also useful for a kit's sore throat. Only useful if digested.
Crushed Marigold Petals
Prevents infection of serious wounds. Avoid using around eyes; can result in serious irritation.
Crushed Rose Thorns
Helps seal the wound.
Culver's Root
Use with Feverfew, when a cat takes a dip in some sort of water.
Daisy Leaves
If chewed into a paste, can be a useful remedy for aching joints.
Dandelion
Very common yellow-flowered plant with a long stem. The white liquid inside is thought to be applied to bee stings, soothing and healing them. Can also be used as a painkiller.
Deathberry Roots
Roots and leaves can be chewed together and applied to sore places, but never to an open wound.
Dock Leaves
When chewed, form a slippery substance. If rubbed on a cat's fur, it can be useful for releasing the cat from entrapment. May also be used for bellyaches. A plant similar to sorrel. The leaf can be chewed up and applied to soothe scratches.
Dried Oak leaf
Collected in the autumn and stored in a dry place. Stops infections.
Echinacia
Eases infection.
Fennel
Fennel has thin, spiky leaves. Stalks are broken and juice is squeezed into the patient's mouth- Helps with pain in the hips.
Ferns
Cleans a wound.
Feverfew
Leaves are used to cool fevers and treat head pains. May also be consumed for stomach ailment and to cure colds. A small bush with flowers resembling daisies, having a sharp tangy smell and soft leaves. The leaves can be eaten to cool down body temperature, particularly for cats with fever or chills.
Foxglove Cloves
Purges toxins from the body by making a cat vomit them.
Foxglove Leave
Used on deep wounds to stop bleeding quickly.
Garlic
Used for fleas.
Garlic Juice
Dripped into wounds to prevent infection. Sets off a slight stinging sensation.
Ginger
Used for asthma and coughs if consumed.
Goldenrod
Used to treat aching joints and stiffness; also a good remedy for healing wounds. A tall plant with bright yellow flowers. A poultice of this is terrific for healing wounds.
Goldenrod Juice
Dripped into wounds to numb pain; basically a painkiller. It does no actual healing.
Grass
Used for upset stomachs if consumed.
Hawthorne Berries
Treats indigestion. Very similiar to deathberries; watch out.
Heather Nectar
Improves the taste of bitter herbs, such as dock and yarrow. Does no harm to the poultice, herb, or otherwise cure in the process. The nectar is found in bell-shaped flowers.
Honey
Soothes infection and, if swallowed, will sooth sore throats. Particularly good for smoke inhalation. 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.
Hops
Calms or soothes scattered nerves, anxiety, etc.
Hornbeam
If chewed, good for depression.
Horsetail
Used to treat infected wounds. If chewed, stops infection. 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.
Ivy Juices
Calms a cat if consumed.
Juniper Berries
Used for bellyaches as well as soothing pain. It also helps cats regain their strength. A bush with spiky dark green leaves and purple-blue berries. The berries soothe bellyaches and help cats who are having trouble breathing. Also gives strength.
Lady's Mantle
Stops bleeding.
Lamb's Ear
Good for strength. Soft, fuzzy green plant.
Lavender
Treats chills. Leaves and flowers are particularly good for head and throat pains. Inhaling the scent of fresh flowers may calm a cat. A small purple flowering plant. Cures fever.
Lavender Stem
Calms a cat in shock.
Lotus Roots
Keeps a cat awake.
Mallow Leaves
Three-nubbed leaves from a flowering plant, with a sweet rose scent. It is eaten (given by medicine cat) to soothe bellyache.
Marigold
Used to stop and soothe infections in wounds as well as healing wounds and sores. If swallowed, may relieve chills. A bright yellow to orange 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. Also used for inflammation or stiff joints.
Marigold Petals
Petals and leaves may be chewed and then applied to a wound to prevent infection and heal burns.
Marigold Leaves
Dresses wounds.
Milkweed Juice
Used for sores and burns. Poisonous if ingested; do not use around the ears or eyes.
Mint
Green leaves that are rubbed on a dead body to hide the scent of death. Has a very sharp scent.
Mouse Bile
Used for removing ticks. 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.
Narcissus Flower Petals
Used when a she-cat has contractions. Helps soothe their mind.
Parsley
A long-stemmed plant with a sharp scent and ragged-edged crinkly leaves, used to stop a queen's milk from coming when needed. Tastes cold and fresh- also can be used to cure bellyache.
Peathingy Flower Petals
Helps kitten cough by clearing clogged throats and nasal passages. (Note: Doesn't have to be used just for kits, although it is especially effective against kitten cough.)
Poppy Seed
Used to soothe distress and pain; useful for making a sick cat sleep. 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. Not recommended for nursing queens, but can be given if necessary.
Poppy Flower
Flower heads may be consumed together to stop coughing.
Ragweed
A ragged-leaved plant, resembling a fern, it gives a cat extra streng and energy.
Ragwort Leaves
Tall, foul-tasting shrub with yellow flowers. Crushed and chewed. Keeps a cat's strength up, and mixed with juniper berries, it can help aching joints.
Raspberry Leaves
(Leaves) Has jagged edges, but are soft to touch. It could be used as a painkiller or to stop bleeding when a queen is kitting.
Rosemary
Tall plant with needle-like leaves and purple flowers. Also used to hide the scent of death.
Rosemary & Thyme
If mixed together and applied to a cat's fur, makes a fantastic flea repellent -- fleas hate the smell.
Rosinweed
Cleans out the system when poison(s) have been digested. Takes effect upon relieving yourself.
Rush
This plant has long narrow leaves and lavender-colored head stalks. Used much like a cast for twolegs, Rushes bind broken bones or hold a broken limb in place.
Sacred Root
Used for upset stomachs if digested.
Sage Root
Heals cracked pads. Use with poppy seeds.
Shock Root
Stimulates the nerve system. Use after a cat has been knocked out, poisoned, or head trauma.
Skullcap Seeds
Gives a cat extra strength.
Smut Rye
Stimulates uterine contractions.
Snakeroot
The best remedy for poisons, especially snake bites.
Snapdragon Seeds
Clears up ringworm; also helps rid the cat of fleas.
Sorrel
Small leafy green plant, similar to dock.
Stinging Nettle
Used to lower swelling. The green, spiny seeds can be administered to a cat who's swallowed poison, while the leaves can be applied to a wound to bring down swelling. Can be mixed with Comfrey to help heal broken bones.
Tansy(Flower)
Consumed to stop coughing. Leaves, flowers, and stems are consumed to remove worms. Do not give to a pregnant queen; it will make her miscarry. Administer all tansy in small doses.
Tansy Leaves
May be chewed to relieve joint pains. Do not give to a pregnant queen; it will make her miscarry. May also keep a cat's hunger at bay.
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 Leaves
Used to treat shock. May calm a cat and aid in restful sleep as well as frayed nerves.
Tormentil
Has a strong, romantic scent and a very sharp taste. It is chewed and applied to a wound- Its root is good for treating all wounds and extracting poison.
Watermint
Best cure for bellyache. 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
Prevents infection. Rolling in a patch of wild garlic can help prevent infection, especially for dangerous wounds like rat bites.
Willow
Water from beneath the bark may be dropped into a cat's eye to cure blurriness of vison. May be applied to dry patches of skin to relieve itches.
Willow Bark
Small amounts may ease pain, inflammation, and to ease diarrhea or fevers.
Windflower Shoots
Useful for cramps, especially if those of a pregnant she-cat's.
Wintergreen
Easily identified by the small red berries it grows, wintergreen is used to treat wounds and some poisons.
Witch Hazel
An energizer.
Wormwood
Relieves pain when chewed.
Yarrow
Makes cats vomit. Useful for expelling poison. However, if used on an extremely ill cat, it could make them sicker. A flowering plant whose leaves can be made into a poultice and applied to wounds or scratches to expel poison.
Yew
Makes a cat vomit up poisons.
Traveling Herbs
Sorrel- Eaten, similar to dock. Small leafy green plant.
Daisy- Useful remedy for aching joints.
Chamomile- Calms a cat. May also add to physical strength. Soothes depression, fatigue, and the heart.
Burnet- Helps keep a cat's strength up.
Poisons
Deathberries
Fatally poisonous berries that can kill in a matter of minutes. If a cat is beyond saving, however, you may give them deathberries so they will be killed instantly and suffer no pain.
Foxglove Seeds
Tiny black seeds from the bell-shaped flower of a foxglove plant. They can easily cause paralysis and heart failure. Easily mistaken for poppyseeds.
Holly Berries
Plant with spiny leaves that produce red berries. Can kill cats.
Nightshade
Tubular flowers, with poisons that kill cats.
Water Hemlock
Green or white flowers with petals in umbrella-shaped groups, causes writhing and foaming at the mouth and is the second-deadliest plant after deathberries.
