~Herbs & Medicines~
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: Tall stemmed sharp smelling thistle with dark leaves. Dig up the roots, wash off the dirt, chew into pulp. Can be applied to rat bites. Cures infection.
Catmint(or Catnip):Delicious smelling leafy plant. Hard to find in the wild. Often found in twoleg gardens. Best remedy for greencough.
Chervil:Sweet-smelling plant with large fern-like leaves and small white flowers. Juice of leaves can be used for infected wounds. Chewing the roots helps bellyaches.
Cobweb:Spiderwebs can be found all over the forest. When geting these, be careful not to bring the spider! Wrap around injury to soak up blood and keep wound clean. Stops bleeding.
Coltsfoot:Flowering plant kind of like a dandelion with yellow or white flowers. Chew leaves to help shortness of breath.
Comfrey:Large leaves, small bell-shaped flowers. Roots can be chewed into poultice to mend broken bones or soothe wounds.
Dock:Similar to Sorrel. Leaves can be chewed and applied to soothe scratches.
Dried Oak Leaf:Collect in Autumn, store in dry place. Stops infections.
Feverfew:Small bush, flowers like daisies. Leaves may be eaten to cool body temperature. Best for cats with fever or chills.
Goldenrod:Tall plant, bright yellow flowers. Poultice is great for healing wounds.
Honey:Sweet, golden liquid created by bees. Hard to collect without getting stung. Be careful! Great for soothing infections or the throats of cats who've breathed smoke.
Horsetail:Tall plant, bristly stems. Grows in marshy areas. Leaves can be chewed up and applied as a poultice to infected wounds.
Juniper Berries:Bush with spiky dark green leaves. Purple berries soothe bellyaches and help cats with trouble breathing.
Lavender:Small purple flowering plant. Cures fever.
Marigold:Bright orange or yellow flower. Grows low to ground. Petals or leaves can be chewed into pulp and applied as poultice to wounds. Stops infection.
Mouse Bile:Bad smelling liquid. The only remedy for ticks. Dab a little moss soaked bile on a tick. It will fall right off. Be sure to wash paws in running water afterwards.
Poppy Seed:Small black seeds shaken from a dried poppy flower. Help cats sleep. Good for cats in shcok or distressed. Not recommended for nursing queens.
Stinging Nettle:Spiny green seeds can be administered to a cat who's swallowed poison. Leaves can be applied to bring down swelling.
Tansy:Strong-smelling plant. Round yellow flowers. Good for curing coughs. Must be eaten in small doses.
Thyme:Can be eaten to calm anxiety and frayed nerves.
Watermint:Leafy green plant fond in streams or damp earth. Usually chewed into pulp and fed to cat suffering bellyache.
Wild Garlic:Rolling in patches of wild garlic can help prevent infection. Especially for dangerous wounds like rat bites.
Yarrow:Flowering plant whose leaves can be made into a poultice and applied to wounds or scratches to expel poison.
DO NOT EAT!!!--->
Deathberries:Red berries that can be fatally poisonous to kits and elders. They are NOT a medicine. Known to twolegs as Yew berries. BEWARE!!!
