Herbs and Medicine
ALDER BARK:
This is the bark of the alder tree and can be collected during new-leaf when all the bark falls off. Can be used to cure toothache.
BEECH LEAVES:
The distinguishing feature of the leaf is the serrated edges. They are used to make leaf wraps to carry other herbs.
BLACKBERRY LEAVES:
These are leaves of prickly blackberry bushes and can be chewed into a pulp to ease swelling. Is very good for bee stings.
BORAGE LEAVES:
To be chewed and eaten. The plant can be distinguished by it's amll pink or blue star shaped flowers and hairy leaves. Great for nursing queens as it helps to increase their milk supply. It also can bring down fever.
BURDOCK ROOTS:
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. It cures infection from rat bites.
BURNET:
Has oval-shaped leaves with serrated edges. Stems are fairly tall, with large clusters of small flower buds on top. It is a traveling herb and can give a cat strength and stop minor bleeding.
CATCHWEED:
A plant with fuzzy green balls on long stems. The burrs are put on the pelt where poultices are and stops poultices from being rubbed off without hurting the skin
CATMINT(also known as catnip):
A delicious smelling, leafy plant that's hard to find in the wild. It is often found in twoleg gardens and is the best remedy for green-cough.
CELANDINE:
A yellow flower with four petals. The juice of the leaves can be used to strengthen weak eyes
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 the roots can be eaten to cure bellyaches.
CHAMOMILE:
Leaves and flowers may be consumed to sooth a cat and add to their physical strength.
CHICKWEED:
Tall-stemmed plant with fat, almond-shaped leaves. Can be used to treat green cough though catmint is preferred.
COB NUTS:
A smooth brown nut with a hard outside shell. A type of hazelnut. This can be made into ointment which a cat eats.
COBWEBS:
Spider webs can be found all over the forest but be careful not to bring along the spider when you take the web. Usually wrapped around an injury to soak up the blood and keep the wound clean. It can also stop bleeding.
COLTSFOOT:
A flowering plant that looks a bit like a dandelion with white or yellow flowers. The leaves can be chewed into a pulp which is eaten to help coughing or shortness of breath.
COMFREY:
Identifiable it's large leaves and small bell shaped flowers that can be pink, white or purple. The fat black roots of the plant can be chewed into a poultice to mend broken bones or to soothe wounds.
DAISY LEAVES:
Thick, dark green, oval shaped leaves. Can be chewed into a paste to sooth aching joints and is also sometimes a travelling herb.
DANDELION:
Common yellow-flowered plant with long, hollow stems. The white liquid from the stems is applied to bee stings. Its leaves can also be chewed to act like a painkiller.
DOCK:
A plant that looks a bit like sorrel.The leaves can be chewed up and applied to scratches to soothe them.
DRIED OAK LEAF:
Collected in Autumn and stored in a cool and dry place. Stops infections.
FENNEL:
Thin, spiky leaved plant. Stalks are broken and juice is squeezed into the receiver's mouth to help relive aching joints, especially hip pain.
FEVERFEW:
A small bush with flowers like daisies. The leaves can be eaten to cool down body temperature and is especially good for cats with fevers.
GINGER:
A rarely used herb. The roots have a strong sharp taste and scent and can be made into a poultice and applied to infected wounds. It is especially good for rat bites.
GOLDENROD:
A tall plant with bright yellow flowers. A poultice of this is fantastic for healing wounds
HEATHER NECTAR:
Nectar found in bell-shaped heather flowers. Best grown in shady area. It is used in herbal mixtures to help sweeten the bitter herbs and to make swallowing the herbs easier.
HONEY:
A sweet, golden liquid created by bees, fairly difficult to collect without being stung. Used to sooth the throat. Particularly good for smoke inhalation.
HORSETAIL:
A tall plant with bristly stems that grows in marshy areas. The leaves can be used to treat infected wounds and it is usually applied as a poultice.
JUNIPER BERRIES:
Purple-blue berries from the dark green, spiky-leaved juniper bush. Berries ease the stomach and can serve as a counter poison. Leaves are used to ease coughs and other respiratory problems.
LAVENDER:
A small, purple, flowering plant. Cures fever and chills. Also a herb used to hide the scent of death.
MARIGOLD:
Leaves and flowers should be consumed to relieve chills.
Leaves and Petals can be chewed and placed on wounds to prevent infection.
MINT:
Hides the scent of death and is used at the burial of a cat. It can also be used to calm and soothe cats.
MOSS:
This is used for nesting and also can be used to hold liquids like water or mouse bile
MOUSE-BILE:
Bile from the liver of the common mouse may be harvested and used to kill stubborn fleas and ticks.
PARSLEY:
A long-stemmed plant with ragged-edged crinkly leaves, sharp scent, tastes cold and fresh, tastes the same fresh or dried. It is used to stop a queen from producing milk if her kits die, don't need milk anymore, or are producing too much milk. Also used to cure bellyache.
POPPY (WILD):
Seeds can be consumed to remove pain and aid is sleep.
The scent of the petals can calm a cat
RAGWORT LEAVES:
Tall shrub with yellow flowers, tastes foul to cats. It is crushed and eaten and mixed with juniper berries, it can help aching joints and keeps a cat's strength up
RAGWEED:
Ragged-leaved plant resembling a fern. Thought to give cats extra energy and strength.
RASPBERRY LEAVES:
Soft to the touch but with jagged edges. In the forest, it grew near the catmint. It could be a painkiller, or help stop bleeding during kitting. Could possibly ease pain.
ROSEMARY:
Tall with needle-like leaves and purple flowers. Put on the pelt of a dead cat to prepare for burial. Hides the scent of death.
RUSH:
It has long narrow leaves and lavender-colored head stalks. Helps hold and bind a broken limb in place, such as casts for Twolegs
SNAKE ROOT:
The best remedy for poison, especially snake bites. Applied as a poultice onto the wound.
SORREL:
Similar to dock, sorrel is used as a traveling herb and can be found near the twoleg nests. It is eaten to provide strength and energy.
TANSY:
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 bringing restful sleep.
WATER MINT:
Used to help cure bellyaches.
WILD GARLIC:
Due to its strong smell, it is good for hiding the scent of a certain Clan, and disguising cats on raids. If you roll in it it will help prevent infection in rat bites.
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.
WINTERGREEN:
Easily identifiable by its bright red berries. Treats wounds and some poisons
YARROW:
Entire plant should be consumed to induce vomiting.
Entire plant should be chewed and applied to wounds to relive pain and prevent infection.
Poisons
DEATHBERRIES:
Scarlett red berries from the dark-leaved yew bush.Sometimes used to kill other cats by making them eat the berry. Kills a cat within minutes when consumed.
FOXGLOVE SEEDS:
Tiny, black seeds from the bell-shaped flower of the foxglove plant. They can easily cause paralysis and heart failure. They are often mistaken for poppy seeds because they look extremely similar. They are known to be a dangerous herb.
HOLLY BERRIES:
Plant with spiny leaves that produces red berries with no medicinal value. Holly berries, while not as dangerous as deathberries, are still a danger to kits.
NIGHTSHADE:
Tubular flower with radiating petals. To kill a cat who cannot be saved.
WATER HEMLOCK:
Green or white flowers with petals in umbrella-shaped clusters. Causes writhing and foaming at the mouth.
