Post by Zelda on Jan 17, 2008 17:25:58 GMT -5
Last week, I bought the 'Warriors Field Guide, Secrets of the Clans' book, and decided to share some info with you guys. I mean, you could go to a warriors site, but why not just stay on the forum? Here are the herbs in the books and their uses:
Borage leaves: Borage has a pink or blue star-shaped flowers, and hairy or 'fuzzy-looking' leaves. Chew them and eat them. It helps nursing queens increase their supply of milk, and lowers a fever.
Burdock root: A type of thistle with a distinct smell and dark leaves. Dig up the roots, and wash them before chewing them into a pulpy substance. It cures infection as well as rat bites.
Catmint/catnip: It has a pleasing smell to cats, which is rare in the wild. Most are found in twoleg gardens, though it is the best cure for greencough.
Chervil: This plant has fern-like leaves and little white flowers, and the juice of the flowers is used for infected wounds. Chewing the roots is good for a bellyache.
Cobweb: Easy to find, but make sure there isn't a spider in it! They are used like bandages to help stop bleeding and to keep the wound from getting infected.
Coltsfoot: They are similar to dandelion, and have white or yellow flowers. Chew the leaves to a pulp for cats with short breath.
Comfrey: Distinct with pink, white, or purple bell-shaped slowers. The thick, dark colored roots chewed into a poultice soothe wounds or mend broken bones.
Dock: They are similar to sorrel. The leaf is chewed up and is used to soothe scratches.
Dried Oak Leaf: Found only in autumn! Store in a dry place, and it stops infections.
Feverfew: Its leaves are eaten to lower body temperature, good for fevers and cats with the chills. It is found on bushes with daisy-like flowers.
Goldenrod: A very good remedy for healing wounds, chew it into a poultice. Look for bright yellow flowers with long stems.
Honey: Watch out for bees! Though it is good for soothing sore throats and infections.
Horsetail: Tall, with bristly stems. The leaves are used to help infected injuries. Commonly chewed up as a poultice.
Juniper berries: You can point out this by looking for dark, spiky leaves with purple berries. They help with cats with irregular breathing and stomachaches.
Lavender: The plant has pretty light purple flowers. Use it for cats who have a fever.
Marigold: An orange or yellow flower that grows close to the earth. The leaves and petals can be chewed up to a pulp for fighting infections.
Mouse bile: Ugh... Use this horrible smelling liquid to get out stubborn ticks. Get a little on a piece of moss and put on the tick. It will fall right off. Though you will need to wash your paws well afterwards.
Poppy seed: Little black seeds that help cats sleep. They also help cats who have been through a kind of shock. Do not use on queens who are nursing.
Stinging Nettle: If a cat has swallowed poison, give them the spiny green seed from this plant. The leaves can be used for swelling wounds.
Tansy: Its scent is very strong, and is used for cats with coughs. But use it in small doses!
Thyme: It is eaten to help relax a cat.
Watermint: Look for this in damp dirt or in streams. Use the poultice of it for stomachaches.
Wild Garlic: Do not eat it! Roll in it to stop infection, especially for rat bites.
Yarrow: The leaves of this can be chewed to a poultice and used on wounds to keep away poison.
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Deathberries/yew berries: Bright red berries that are deathly to elders and kits! It is not used as a medicine, and are fatally poisonous! If it is swallowed, have the cat swallow a stinging nettle seed. Stay away from deathberries!!!
Borage leaves: Borage has a pink or blue star-shaped flowers, and hairy or 'fuzzy-looking' leaves. Chew them and eat them. It helps nursing queens increase their supply of milk, and lowers a fever.
Burdock root: A type of thistle with a distinct smell and dark leaves. Dig up the roots, and wash them before chewing them into a pulpy substance. It cures infection as well as rat bites.
Catmint/catnip: It has a pleasing smell to cats, which is rare in the wild. Most are found in twoleg gardens, though it is the best cure for greencough.
Chervil: This plant has fern-like leaves and little white flowers, and the juice of the flowers is used for infected wounds. Chewing the roots is good for a bellyache.
Cobweb: Easy to find, but make sure there isn't a spider in it! They are used like bandages to help stop bleeding and to keep the wound from getting infected.
Coltsfoot: They are similar to dandelion, and have white or yellow flowers. Chew the leaves to a pulp for cats with short breath.
Comfrey: Distinct with pink, white, or purple bell-shaped slowers. The thick, dark colored roots chewed into a poultice soothe wounds or mend broken bones.
Dock: They are similar to sorrel. The leaf is chewed up and is used to soothe scratches.
Dried Oak Leaf: Found only in autumn! Store in a dry place, and it stops infections.
Feverfew: Its leaves are eaten to lower body temperature, good for fevers and cats with the chills. It is found on bushes with daisy-like flowers.
Goldenrod: A very good remedy for healing wounds, chew it into a poultice. Look for bright yellow flowers with long stems.
Honey: Watch out for bees! Though it is good for soothing sore throats and infections.
Horsetail: Tall, with bristly stems. The leaves are used to help infected injuries. Commonly chewed up as a poultice.
Juniper berries: You can point out this by looking for dark, spiky leaves with purple berries. They help with cats with irregular breathing and stomachaches.
Lavender: The plant has pretty light purple flowers. Use it for cats who have a fever.
Marigold: An orange or yellow flower that grows close to the earth. The leaves and petals can be chewed up to a pulp for fighting infections.
Mouse bile: Ugh... Use this horrible smelling liquid to get out stubborn ticks. Get a little on a piece of moss and put on the tick. It will fall right off. Though you will need to wash your paws well afterwards.
Poppy seed: Little black seeds that help cats sleep. They also help cats who have been through a kind of shock. Do not use on queens who are nursing.
Stinging Nettle: If a cat has swallowed poison, give them the spiny green seed from this plant. The leaves can be used for swelling wounds.
Tansy: Its scent is very strong, and is used for cats with coughs. But use it in small doses!
Thyme: It is eaten to help relax a cat.
Watermint: Look for this in damp dirt or in streams. Use the poultice of it for stomachaches.
Wild Garlic: Do not eat it! Roll in it to stop infection, especially for rat bites.
Yarrow: The leaves of this can be chewed to a poultice and used on wounds to keep away poison.
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Deathberries/yew berries: Bright red berries that are deathly to elders and kits! It is not used as a medicine, and are fatally poisonous! If it is swallowed, have the cat swallow a stinging nettle seed. Stay away from deathberries!!!