Medicine Cat Guide -- The Productive and Poisonous

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Productive --

Name;; Alder
Used For;; To cure a toothache; a quick and easy way. Use the bark of this plant.

Name;; Alfalfa
Used For;; Bleeding and indigestion matters. The flowers, leaves, petals and sprouts are effective.

Name;; Ash
Used For;; Helps ease pain and reduce the harm and effect of snakebites. Use the seeds and shoots and chew them to a paste to put on the affected wound.

Name;; Aspen
Used For;; Reducing stress and anxiety in cats. The bark of this plant is given to them.

Name;; Bayberry
Used For;; Clears congestion, reduces fever and can stem bleeding. The root bark is needed.

Name;; Black Willow
Used For;; Relieves pain and swelling. This must be swallowed and is for internal use.

Name;; Blessed Thistle
Used For;; Increasing appetite and aiding milk flow in nursing queens. This must be used with caution and delivered in small doses.

Name;; Boneset
Used For;; Relieving congestion and calming the body when sick. Do not use this long term, as it can act as a laxative. The flower petals and leaves are used, only.

Name;; Borage Leaves
Used For;; 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.

Name;; Bramble Twigs
Used For;; Help with restless sleep when chewed up to a fine syrup.

Name;; Broom
Used For;; Making poultices for broken legs and wounds. The leaves are used.

Name;; Burdock Root
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.

Name;; Catmint or Catnip
Used For;; A delicious-smelling, leafy plant that's hard to find in the wild; often found growing in Twoleg gardens. The best remedy for greencough.

Name;; Chamomile
Used For;; Various things; swelling, appetite stimulant, a digestive aid and sleep aid. Again, do no use long - term.

Name;; Chervil
Used For;; 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.

Name;; Cobweb
Used For;; Spiderwebs can be found all over the forest;be careful not to bring along the spider when you take the web! Medicine cats wrap it around an injury to soak up the blood and keep the wound clean. Stops bleeding.

Name;; Coltsfoot
Used For;; A flowering plant, a bit like a dandelion, with yellow or white flowers. The leaves can be chewed into a pulp, which is eaten to help shortness of breath.

Name;; Comfrey
Used For;; 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.

Name;; Dandelion
Used For;; Stomach problems, especially related to acid, eating and indigestion disorders.

Name;; Dried Oak Leaf
Used For;; Collected in the autumn and stored in a dry place. Stops infections.

Name;; Echinacia
Used For;; Colds, flu and snakebites can all be treated with this herb. Use the leaves and roots.

Name;; Elder
Used For;; Easing inflammation and lowering fever. Use all parts of the plant, in a mix, except the stems -- These are toxic.

Name;; Feverfew
Used For;; A small bush with flowers like daisies. The leaves can be eaten to cool down body temperature, particularly for cats with fever or chills.

Name;; Goldenrod
Used For;; A tall plant with bright yellow flowers. A poultice of this is terrific for healing wounds.

Name;; Honey
Used For;; 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.

Name;; Horsetail
Used For;; 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.

Name;; Juniper Berries
Used For;; A bush with spiky dark green leaves and purple berries. The berries soothe bellyaches and help cats who are having trouble breathing.

Name;; Lavender
Used For;; A small purple flowering plant. Cures fever. Relieves stress.

Name;; Marigold
Used For;; A bright orange or yellow 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.

Name;; Mouse Bile
Used For;; 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. Was paws thoroughly in running water afterward.

Name;; Mustard
Used For;; Apply externally for ailments such as congestion of the chest, inflammation, joint pain and various muscles injuries. It can cause skin irritation, so use lightly.

Name;; Poppy Seed
Used For;; 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.

Name;; Sage
Used For;; Dries up milk for the end of nursing and is used for queens, who have 'grown - up' kits.

Name;; Slippery Elm
Used For;; Common colds, flu and sore throat. Use only the inner bark of this plant.

Name;; Stinging Nettle
Used For;; The spiny green seeds can be administered to a cat who's swallowed poison, while the leaves can be applied to a wound to bring down swelling.

Name;; Tansy
Used For;; A strong-smelling plant with round yellow flowers. Good for curing coughs, but must be eaten in small doses.

Name;; Thyme
Used For;; This herb can be eaten to calm anxiety and frayed nerves.

Name;; Watermint
Used For;; A leafy green plant found in streams or damp earth. Usually chewed into a pulp and then fed to a cat suffering bellyache.

Name;; Wild Garlic
Used For;; Rolling in a patch of wild garlic can help prevent infection, especially for dangerous wounds like rat bites.

Name;; Yarrow
Used For;; A flowering plant whose leaves can be made into a poultice and applied to wounds or scratches to expel poison. You can also feed it to a cat to have it throw up deathberries if it has eaten any.


Poisonous --


Name;; Belladonna or Deadly Nightshade
Used For;; Nothing, poisonous and deadly.

Name;; Deathberries or Yew Berries
Used For;; Red berries that can be fatally poisonous to kits and elders. They are NOT a medicine. Known to Twolegs as Yew Berries.



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[[ Serpent-tounge ]]

This is really good. If my bio. for a medicine cat gets accepted, I will be sure to follow it [:

[¡ö▐CelieX the NeKo¨¡ö]

Cool. The site IS really useful and helped me learn some herbs that the books don't mention.