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HEALING HERBS

Alder Bark- helps toothache, scrape it off the tree, trees usually grow in wet/moist places.

Alfalfa- used to help prevent decaying teeth

Borage Leaves- furry leaves and star-like flowers; helps fevers and queens to produce milk.

Burdock Root- tall sharp-smelling thistle; roots when dug up help with rat bite infections

Broom- when used as a poultice, it helps heal broken bones. Has small yellow flowers.

Catnip(Catmint)- leafy, jagged-edged bush; helps whitecough, greencough, and calms cats. doesn't grow well in the wild and is found growing in twoleg gardens. has a very sweet and almost irresistible smell/taste.

Celandine- large yellow flowers; used to help soothe eyes

Chamomile- bush with small white flowers; calms cats without causing drowsiness

Chervil- helps regain strength and helps stop infections
root: helps with bellyaches

Chickweed- small green drooping stalks with circular leaves; helps greencough, not as powerful as catnip

Cobwebs- thick spiderwebs; used to stop bleeding

Coltsfoot- helps kittencough / shortness of breath

Comfrey- large leaves with upside down bell-like flowers; helps heal broken bones and soothes wounds

Dandelions - low to ground, green, weed-like appearance;
roots: cause drowsiness, much like poppy seeds
stem: white substance inside used to cure bee stings. the juice is sticky and smelly, and should be washed in a stream afterward. should not be mixed up with the fluffy seed form

Daisy Leaves- small white flowers; helps aching joints

Dock- large light green leaves; helps soothe scratches when chewed up. also used to make fur slippery when stuck in a tight space. sometimes used for a place for cats to vomit.

Dried Oak Leaf- found in leaf-fall, store in a dry place; stops infections

Feverfew- small bush with daisy-like flowers; leaves are eaten to cool down body temperature, particularly for cats with fevers or chills, helps with head pains

Goldenrod- tall plant with yellow flowers; when used as a poultice, it helps aching joints, stiffness, and severe injuries. a great herb to have around to heal wounds.

Honey- sweet golden liquid from bees; helps sore throats, also put into poultices to make them taste better.

Horsetail- tall, green, stem-like plant; found mostly in marshy areas. helps infected wounds

Juniper Berries- bush with needle-like leaves and purple/blue berries; helps bellyaches and troubled breathing

Lamb's Ears- found in mountain areas, a low-growing pale green fern; a strengthening herb

Lavender- small purple flower stalks; cures fever

Marigold- yellow or orange flowers; helps infections, heals wounds and sores

Mouse Bile- small smelly sack found inside a mouse; removes ticks

Nettle Leaves- counters poison and rashes

Parsley- herb with crinkled leaves with shallow claw like dents around the edges; has a sharp scent, like frost on fur. can be used fresh or dry, and even the dry form tastes like fresh grass. used for stopping milk in nursing queens

Poppy Seeds- small black seeds from a dried poppy plant; numbs pain and makes cats drowsy, helps with shock

Ragwort- frilly green fern; when in a poultice with juniper berries, it helps aching joints. is also a strengthening herb

Raspberry Leaves- helps stop bleeding during the kitting, can be used as a painkiller

Rush- bind broken bones

Stinging Nettle- small ragged green leaves; brings down swelling, careful for the prickly seeds
seeds: used to counter poison, more plentiful than snakeroot

Snakeroot- dark green leaves with small white flowers; used to counter poison

Tansy- small, yellow strong-smelling flower; helps cure coughs

Thyme- bush with small pale green leaves; calms cats

Watermint- thin-stemmed plant found in damp areas; helps bellyaches

Willow Tree- large tree with drooping branches, usually found near water; substance from under the bark helps to cure blurry eyes and itchy skin. bark also may be eaten to help with fever and pain.

Wild Garlic- found as low growing patches; when rolled in, it helps keep out infections, like rat bites

Yarrow- flowering plants; eat entire plant to make a cat vomit and to expel poison
ointment of yarrow: substance inside the yarrow plant; helps cracked pads

DEADLY HERBS

Deathberries (yew, night-seeds)- small, bright scarlet berries; if eaten and not expelled quickly it can be fatal for cats. more harmful on kits and elders.

Holly Berries- bright red berries with dark green leaves; fatal and similar to deathberries.

SICKNESSES

Aching Joints- when joints and muscles start to hurt, usually seen in older cats. includes pain, soreness and stiffness and can be caused by cold weather or rain.

Blackcough - sickness more extreme that greencough, ends in almost certain death.

Chill- mild sickness, caused by cold weather or falling into cold water. includes chills and fever.

Cough- known as a cold to us, results in sneezing, coughing and running noses. can be dangerous to young cats.

Cracked Pads- when paw-pads are cracked from rough terrain, dryness, or cold weather. usually seen in elders, includes pain and swelling.

Frost Paws- when paws become numb, pale and frozen to due very cold weather. like our frost bite, can be dangerous to a cats' paws.

Greencough- sickness that is more fatal than whitecough. includes fever, sneezing, coughing, aches, running eyes and ears. can be fatal, and lead to blackcough.

Kittencough- cough that kits sometimes develop, includes coughing and weakness. usually not fatal when cured in time.

Whitecough- a mild sickness, similar cold. common in colder weather. includes temperature, sneezing, coughing, running eyes and ears. not fatal, but can lead to greencough.

Snakebite- can be mild or severe, depending on the type of snake. snakeroot is usually used to cure, as it is strong and plentiful to counteract poison.

Ragged Fever- created for plot, spread by ticks/infected animals/mothers' milk. somewhat like rabies. symptoms including foaming of the mouth, fever, running eyes, ears, and nose, wounds refusing to heal, hallucinations, and madness. almost certain death if not treated.