Post by Firefly on Mar 11, 2017 12:02:27 GMT -5
Without the clans, the art of healing has died away. But there are a few cats who know how to heal the simplest of wounds and maybe one or two who can heal the more severe injuries.
Apple Blossoms: The petals of an apple blossom can be eaten to soothe vomiting, or chewed and applied to eye wounds.
Borage Leaves: To be chewed and eaten. The plan can be distinguished by it's 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: A tall steamed, 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 the worst of infections.
Catmint/Catnip: A delicious smelling, leafy plant that's hard to find in the wild; often found growing in twoleg gardens. The best remedy for greencougth.
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 chewing the roots help with bellyaches.
Cobweb: Spiderwebs can be found all over the place; be careful not to bring along the spider when you take it's web. Medicine cats wrap it around an injury to soak up the blood and keep the wound clean. Stops bleeding.
Coltsfoot: 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.
Comfrey: Identifiable by it's 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.
Dock: A plant similar to sorrel. The leaf can be chewed up and applied to soothe scratches.
Dried Oak Leaf: Collected in the autumn and stored in a dry place. Stops infection.
Feverfew: A small bush with flowers like daisies. The leaves can be eaten to cool down body temperature, particularly for cats with fevers or chills.
Goldenrod: A tall plant with bright yellow flowers, A poultice of this is terrific for healing wounds.
Honey: A sweet, golden liquid created by bees. Difficult to collect without getting stung, but great for soothing infections or throats of cats who have breathed smoke.
Horsetail: A tall plant with bristly stems that grows in marshy areas. The leaves can be used to treat an infected wound. Usually chewed up and applied as poultice.
Juniper Berries: A bush with spiky dark green leaves and purple berries. The berries soothe bellyaches and help cats who are having trouble breathing.
Lavander: A small purple flowering plant. Cures fever.
Marigold: A bright orange flowering plant 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.
Mousebile: A bad-smelling liquid that is the only remedy for ticks. Dab a little moss soaked in bile on a stick and it'll fall right off. Wash paws thoroughly in running water afterward.
Poppy Seeds: Small black seeds shaken from dried poppy flower, these are fed to cats to help them sleep. Soothes cats suffering from shock and distress. Not recommended for nursing queens.
Stinging Nettle: 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.
Tansy: A strong-smelling plant with round yellow flowers. Good for curing coughs.
Thyme: This herb can be eaten to calm anxiety and frayed nerves.
Watermint: A leafy green plant found in streams or damp earth. Usually chewed into a pulp and then fed to a cat suffering bellyache.
Wild Garlix: Rolling in a patch of wild garlic can help prevent infection, especially for dangerous wounds like rat bites.
Yarrow: A flowering plant whose leaves can be made into a poultice and applied to wounds or scratches to expel poison.
Apple Blossoms: The petals of an apple blossom can be eaten to soothe vomiting, or chewed and applied to eye wounds.
Borage Leaves: To be chewed and eaten. The plan can be distinguished by it's 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: A tall steamed, 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 the worst of infections.
Catmint/Catnip: A delicious smelling, leafy plant that's hard to find in the wild; often found growing in twoleg gardens. The best remedy for greencougth.
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 chewing the roots help with bellyaches.
Cobweb: Spiderwebs can be found all over the place; be careful not to bring along the spider when you take it's web. Medicine cats wrap it around an injury to soak up the blood and keep the wound clean. Stops bleeding.
Coltsfoot: 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.
Comfrey: Identifiable by it's 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.
Dock: A plant similar to sorrel. The leaf can be chewed up and applied to soothe scratches.
Dried Oak Leaf: Collected in the autumn and stored in a dry place. Stops infection.
Feverfew: A small bush with flowers like daisies. The leaves can be eaten to cool down body temperature, particularly for cats with fevers or chills.
Goldenrod: A tall plant with bright yellow flowers, A poultice of this is terrific for healing wounds.
Honey: A sweet, golden liquid created by bees. Difficult to collect without getting stung, but great for soothing infections or throats of cats who have breathed smoke.
Horsetail: A tall plant with bristly stems that grows in marshy areas. The leaves can be used to treat an infected wound. Usually chewed up and applied as poultice.
Juniper Berries: A bush with spiky dark green leaves and purple berries. The berries soothe bellyaches and help cats who are having trouble breathing.
Lavander: A small purple flowering plant. Cures fever.
Marigold: A bright orange flowering plant 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.
Mousebile: A bad-smelling liquid that is the only remedy for ticks. Dab a little moss soaked in bile on a stick and it'll fall right off. Wash paws thoroughly in running water afterward.
Poppy Seeds: Small black seeds shaken from dried poppy flower, these are fed to cats to help them sleep. Soothes cats suffering from shock and distress. Not recommended for nursing queens.
Stinging Nettle: 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.
Tansy: A strong-smelling plant with round yellow flowers. Good for curing coughs.
Thyme: This herb can be eaten to calm anxiety and frayed nerves.
Watermint: A leafy green plant found in streams or damp earth. Usually chewed into a pulp and then fed to a cat suffering bellyache.
Wild Garlix: Rolling in a patch of wild garlic can help prevent infection, especially for dangerous wounds like rat bites.
Yarrow: A flowering plant whose leaves can be made into a poultice and applied to wounds or scratches to expel poison.