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Post by Sootstar on Jul 31, 2015 11:24:56 GMT -5
MEDICINAL HERBS
This is what you may refer to if you're a medicine cat. All herbs will be listed in alphabetical order along with their uses.
Alder bark — heals toothaches.
Blackberry leaves — good for bee stings.
Borage leaves — can treat fevers and increase a nursing queen's milk supply.
Burdock root — can treat infections, especially rat bites.
Catmint — treats white and greencough,
Celandine — eases pain and can also help with eye injuries.
Chamomile — can be used to calm a cat in the case of a nervous breakdown or severe shock.
Chervil — treats bellyaches.
Chervil root — can treat and keep away infections.
Chickweed — another treatment for greencough.
Coltsfoot — another treatment for white and greencough and can also be used to ease a (sick) cat's breathing
Comfrey — used for broken bones (splints or something similar, most likely).
Daisy leaves — soothes aching joints.
Dandelion leaves — same use as chamomile.
Dock leaves — treats nettle stings and soothes sore paw pads.
Elder leaves — treats sprains.
Feverfew — cools feverish cats and treats headaches.
Goldenrod — (as a poultice) treats aching joints, stiffness, and severe injuries.
Goosegrass — stops bleeding.
Horsetail — treats infected wounds.
Juniper berries — same use as chervil and chamomile.
Lavender — treats cough and fevers, also has the same use as chamomile.
Mallow — fights infections and can treat bee/wasp stings.
Marigold — keeps wounds from getting infected and heals sores.
Nettle leaves — decreases swelling (of a wound).
Nettle seeds — counters the effects of weak poisons.
Oak leaves — stops bleeding and fights infection.
Parsley — stops the initial flow of milk in a nursing queen and dries it up so it can be saved for later.
Poppy seeds — numbs pain and helps a cat sleep, though consuming more than two seeds may negatively impact a cat's health.
Ragwort leaves — treats aching joins.
Raspberry leaves — eases pain during kitting.
Snake root — counters the effects of poison.
Tansy — treats coughs and heals wounds.
Thyme — same use as chamomile.
Tormentil — treats wounds and counters the effects of weak poisons.
Traveling herbs — eaten before long journeys to keep away hunger pangs and give a cat strength.
Watermint — treats bellyache.
Yarrow — used to rid the body of poison.
Blackberry leaves — good for bee stings.
Borage leaves — can treat fevers and increase a nursing queen's milk supply.
Burdock root — can treat infections, especially rat bites.
Catmint — treats white and greencough,
Celandine — eases pain and can also help with eye injuries.
Chamomile — can be used to calm a cat in the case of a nervous breakdown or severe shock.
Chervil — treats bellyaches.
Chervil root — can treat and keep away infections.
Chickweed — another treatment for greencough.
Coltsfoot — another treatment for white and greencough and can also be used to ease a (sick) cat's breathing
Comfrey — used for broken bones (splints or something similar, most likely).
Daisy leaves — soothes aching joints.
Dandelion leaves — same use as chamomile.
Dock leaves — treats nettle stings and soothes sore paw pads.
Elder leaves — treats sprains.
Feverfew — cools feverish cats and treats headaches.
Goldenrod — (as a poultice) treats aching joints, stiffness, and severe injuries.
Goosegrass — stops bleeding.
Horsetail — treats infected wounds.
Juniper berries — same use as chervil and chamomile.
Lavender — treats cough and fevers, also has the same use as chamomile.
Mallow — fights infections and can treat bee/wasp stings.
Marigold — keeps wounds from getting infected and heals sores.
Nettle leaves — decreases swelling (of a wound).
Nettle seeds — counters the effects of weak poisons.
Oak leaves — stops bleeding and fights infection.
Parsley — stops the initial flow of milk in a nursing queen and dries it up so it can be saved for later.
Poppy seeds — numbs pain and helps a cat sleep, though consuming more than two seeds may negatively impact a cat's health.
Ragwort leaves — treats aching joins.
Raspberry leaves — eases pain during kitting.
Snake root — counters the effects of poison.
Tansy — treats coughs and heals wounds.
Thyme — same use as chamomile.
Tormentil — treats wounds and counters the effects of weak poisons.
Traveling herbs — eaten before long journeys to keep away hunger pangs and give a cat strength.
Watermint — treats bellyache.
Yarrow — used to rid the body of poison.