Post by REIKOS ♚ on Jun 21, 2015 18:17:27 GMT
herbs & remedies |
 herbal medicines via • clan guide Borage Leaves: Are blue and pink star shaped flowers with hairy leaves. They are chewed and eaten. Borage increases milk in queens and brings down fevers. Burdock Root: A tall-stemmed, sharp-smelling thistle with dark leaves. It is applied to bites and cures infection. Catmint: A delicious-smelling, leafy plant, found in Twoleg gardens. It is eaten and is a remedy for Greencough. Chervil: A sweet-smelling plant with large fernlike leaves and small white flowers. Its leaves can be applied to wounds. The roots are generally chewed and eaten. The leaves cure infection and roots helps bellyache. Coltsfoot: A flowering plant that looks like a dandelion with yellow or white flowers. It is chewed into pulp and eaten. It helps shortness of breath. Comfrey: Are large leaves and small bell-shaped flowers, which can be pink, white, or purple. The roots are chewed into poultice which soothes wounds or mends broken bones. Dock: Similar to sorrel. The leaves are chewed up and applied. It soothes scratches. Dried Oak leaf: Collected in Autumn. It is brown with five points and applied to wounds to stop infections. Feverfew: is a small bush with flowers like daisies. The leaves are eaten. It cools down body temperatures for cats with a fever or chills. Goldenrod: Is a tall plant with yellow flowers. It is chewed into poultice and applied to wounds to heal them. Horsetail: A tall plant with bristly stems.It is chewed and applied to wounds as a poultice. It is used for treating infected wounds. Juniper Berries: Bushes with spiky dark green leaves and purple berries. They are eaten and soothes bellyache and helps cats who are having trouble breathing. Lavender: Small purple flowering plants. When eaten they cure fevers. Marigold: Bright orange or yellow flower that grows low to the ground. Its petals or leaves are chewed into pulp and applied to wounds to stop infection. Poppy Seeds: Are small black seeds shaken from the head of a dried poppy flower. They are eaten to soothe shock and distress and eases pain. Stinging Nettle: Spiny green seeds that are eaten or applied to wounds. They are eaten to dispel poison and applied to bring down swelling. Tansy: is a strong-smelling plant with round yellow flowers. It is eaten in small doses and cures cough. Thyme: Are small dusky green leaves on a brittle stem. They are eaten to calm anxiety and frayed nerves. Watermint: A leafy green plant found in watery places. It is chewed into pulp and eaten. It helps bellyache. Yarrow: A flowering plant. Its leaves are made into poultice and applied to wounds. Yarrow expels poison from scratches or wounds, if swallowed, will make a cat vomit however.  non-herbal medicines Cobwebs: Cobwebs are used to stop bleeding. Honey: Honey is used to treat sore throats. Mouse Bile: Mouse bile is used to make ticks release their grip on a cat. Wild Garlic: Rolling in this herb can help to keep infection out of wounds. It is also good for rat bites.  other non-herbal treatments ● Gently nipping a cat's spine or pokeing it hard with a claw tests to see if the backbone is broken. If the subject does not feel the nip or poke, then the sprine is broken. Many times a medicene cat will have to poke/nip the subject multiple times in different places to find the break. ● Licking a cat's fur can help clean wounds, comfort/calm down a shocked or grieving cat, and warm a cat who has become very cold. (Lick the cat's fur the wrong way to do this. The last method is most often used on kits.) ● Soaking moss in water and holding the dripping moss before a sick, injured or weak cat makes it easier for them to drink. Soaked moss can also be used to cool feverish cats. ● Rosemary or mint can be used to lighten the death-scent of a dead cat before burial. ● Using nectar, honey or mouse blood can make herbs sweeter and more appealing to cats--therefore making it easier to take the medicene. ● Holding a swelling wound in cold water takes down swelling. Cats can also soothe scraped pads by soaking them in water. ● A cat with weak or hurting muscles/bone can take part in water therapy. Have them wade in water that is not too deep or shallow, and eventually they'll get stronger. ● Having a sick cat wail or yowl keeps their lungs and chest clear of mucus.  taking care of herbs ● If any herbs are wet, leave them out in the sun until they dry. ● Gather fresh herbs when your stock gets low. ● Leave enough of the herb on the plant you use for gathering it so it can reproduce ● Check your store often and throw out old herbs or herbs that have lost their healing qualities.  poisons via • clan guide Apple seeds: The seeds are mildly poisonous, containing amygdalin. Chocolate: Contains theobromine at levels toxic to cats and dogs. Deathberries: Deathberries are an extremely poisonous species of red berries, and are known to Twolegs as yew berries. Holly Berries: Holly berries, while not as dangerous as deathberries, are still a danger to kits. Foxglove seeds: Foxglove seeds are known to be a dangerous medicine. While they can help the heart, they can easily cause paralysis and heart failure. Can be mistaken for poppy seeds. Nightshade: Twenty berries consumed can kill you, cause memory loss, or incabability of learning. Used to kill a cat who cannot be saved quickly, it is poisonous. White snakeroot: All parts are poisonous, causing nausea and vomiting. Yew: Can be used to contract poison as a medicine, or causing to vomit if consumed.  sicknesses and injuries via • clan guide Cough: A sickness that is like a human cold. Symptoms are just coughs and sneezes, though it can be dangerous to kits or young cats. The best Treatment is Tansy. Greencough: A sickness similar to pneumonia that is often rampant among the Clans in leaf-bare. Symptoms include wheezing, coughing, pus excreted from the eyes, sneezing, fever, and green phlegm streaming from the nose. The best treatment is Catmint and Feverfew. Whitecough: A mild sickness like a cold. More common than greencough, but can become greencough or even the fatal blackcough. Symptoms include sneezing, coughing, white phlegm streaming from the nose, and a slightly high temperature. The best treatment is Catmint. Blackcough: A fatal sickness that spells certain death for any cat who catches it. Symptoms are intense chest pain, weezing, and coughing. It is a rare sickness for the cats, and the best treatment is Catmint. Chill: A very mild ailment usually caused by very cold weather or falling into icy water. Much like whitecough, but with cold chills instead of fever. The best treatment would be Catmint, feverfew, and lavender. Cracked pads: A painful ailment usually seen in elderly cats. The paw pads crack from cold or dryness, and if untreated can lead to infection. Symptoms include swelling of the paws and pain. The best treatment is Marigold, Dock, and poppy seed if there is pain. Aching Joints: Basically arthritis in cats. Caused by age or damp weather. Symptoms include pain and stiffness. The best treatment is anything that cures pain other than poppy seeds. Bleeding: Blood loss due to injury, such as a wound sustained in battle. Severity depends on injury. The best treatment is cobwebs pressed onto the wound. Poisoning: The case of eating deathberries, poisoned fresh-kill, or a snakebite. The best treatment is yarrow, stinging nettle, and in the case of getting bite by a snake Snake root.  treatments and mixtures via • clan guide Aching Joints: Ragwort leaves, juniper berries, goldenrod, or daisy leaves Bee Stings: Blackberry leaves Broken Bones: Wrap in cobwebs, put on comfrey pulp, use poppy seeds to dull pain Bellyache: Chervil, Watermint, or juniper berries. Also, try a trip to the dirtplace. Coughs (whitecough or greencough): Use either Catmint, Honey, or Tansy, and keep the cat away from other cats. Cuts in Eye: Trickle Celandine juice into the eye to ease the pain. Deep Wounds: Cobwebs, marigold, or horsetail. Displaced Bones: Give poppy seed, wait for effect, then have cat bite stick while you give the leg a tug and hear it click into place, give them another poppy seed so they sleep. Dull Pain: Use poppy seed, then when it takes effect preform treatment, give them another to sleep. Hurting Throat: Honey, or water. Nettle Stings: Dock leaf pulp, give poppy seed so it dulls the pain and helps cat sleep. Poison: If poison is in stomach, give cat yarrow leaves so they vomit the poison, have them vomit onto dock leaves Prevent Infection and Soothe Pain for Burns: Comfrey, honey Poultice for aching joints: Ragwort leaves and juniper berries. Poultice for broken bones: Stinging nettle and comfrey. Rat Bites: A poultice of burdock root with cobwebs on top, and horsetail if it is available Scratches: Marigold, horsetail Shock: Thyme or Chamomile. Lick fur to comfort, give water and poppy seeds. Stiffness: Crushed poppy seeds, marigold or comfrey. Strengthening Herbs: Tansy, watermint, or feverfew. Toothache: Use alder bark. Traveling and Strengthening Herbs: Chamomile, burnet, daisy leaves or sorrel. Lambs ear and ragweed also work. Wrenched Muscles: Comfrey, nettle and/or water therapy.  medicine cat code via • clan guide ● Medicine Cats are allowed to cross territories. ● Medicine Cats can't have a mate,or kits. ● Medicine Cats may cross territories to help another Clan. ● Medicine Cats must learn battle moves. ● Medicine Cats must do everything they can to help a cat or kit in need. BY SKYLARK'S FOLLY AT ADOXOGRAPHY & CAUTION |