. . . Medicine Cat Guide . . .
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A
Adder Barrack
Use for toothaches
Alfalfa
This is Chewed, then swallowed to help tooth decay.
Aloe Vera
Leaves are chewed and spit on burns or other skin problems.
B
Blessed Thistle
Increases circulation of blood.
Borage Leaves
Small, star-shaped flowers with hairy leaves. ⇨ Either blue or pink
These are to be chewed and eaten ⇨ lessens fever and increases a queen's milk.
Bramble twig syrup
Helps cats to sleep
Broken Rosemary Blossoms
Used to heal an eye infection or to cover-up wounds around the eyes or eyelids.
Broom Poultices
Helps broken legs and other big-type wounds.
Broom Malice Poultices
Heals open wounds.
Burdock Root
Helps to stop an infection from Rat Bites
C
Catnip
A big help in stopping green-cough
Celandine
Rub it on an aching eye to make the aching go away.
Chamomile
Helps with depression and fatigue [tiredness, weakness] ; soothes the heart.
Chervil
Juice of the leaves to put on infected wounds ; chew the root for a bellyache.
Chewed Gumweed
Helps to seal a wound from infection. ⇨ This stings slightly but it helps to collect the skin together and close the wound quicker.
Chickweed
Cures some of green and black cough
Cobwebs
Helps cover a wound from infection or from bleeding
Coltsfoot
A herb that eases coughing
Comfrey Roots
Chew and rub on wounds to clean them
Crushed Iris Petals
Stimulates breathing during the birthing process; can also be used for a kit’s sore throats
Crushed Marigold Petals
Protects against infection of serious wounds; avoid around eyes, for it can be irritating.
Crushed Pawpaw Roots
For kitten cough, which only threatens kittens
Crushed Rose Thorns
Helps to seal wounds
Culver’s Root
For when a cat takes a dip in some sort of water; use with Feverfew
D
Daisy Leaves
Chewed to help aching joints
Deathberries
Kills a cat ⇨ Shiny
Dock Leaves
Chew and apply to scratches, this soothes them
F
Ferns
Cleans out wounds
Feverfew
Used when a cat has a fever
Foxglove Cloves
For purging toxins from the body; forces you to throw up the toxins.
Foxglove Leaves
Used on deep wounds to stop the bleeding quickly
G
Garlic
For getting rid of fleas, and for some scratches
Garlic Juice
Dripped into wounds to prevent infection; causes slight stinging
Ginger
For asthma and coughs
Goldenrod Juice
Dripped into wounds to relieve tingling or pain; but does nothing to heal
Grass
Use for upset stomach
H
Hawthorne Berries
Use for indigestion [these look like Deathberries, but Hawthorne are NOT shiny]
Honey
Helps the herbs go down easier, and soothes throats and infections
Horsetail
When chewed and applied to wounds, it stops infections
Huckleberry+Goldenrod
Relieves Muscles
I
Ivy juices
These have a calming effect
J
Juniper Berries
Help with stomach ache
L
Lavender
Use for chills
Lavender Stem
Use to calm a cat in shock
M
Marigold
Use to soothe infections
Marigold leaves
Dresses wounds
Mouse Bile
Helps to get rid of those nasty fleas and ticks ⇨ placed in moss and applied to cat's fur.
Milkweed Juice
For sores or burns ⇨ don't use around ears or eyes ⇨ poisonous if ingested
N
Narcissus Flower Petals
Soothes a she-cat when she is having contractions
Nightshade
Poisonous plant ⇨ Also known as Deadly Nightshade
O
Oak Leaves
To be dried ⇨ stops infections
P
Peathingy Flower Petals
Helps a kit with kitten cough ⇨ it helps to clear clogged throats and nasal passages.
Parsley
Stops a queen's milk from coming.
Poppy Seeds
Lessens pain and helps a cat sleep
R
Rosinweed
One of the herbs you can use [if you have it] to clean out the system when poisons have been digested.
S
Sacred bark
Use for upset stomachs
Sage Roots
For cracked pads ⇨especially on elders ⇨⇨ Use With POPPY SEEDS
Shock Roots
Stimulates the nervous system ⇨ use after a cat has been knocked out, been poisoned, or had head trauma.
Snapdragon Seeds
Clears up ringworm and helps rid the body
of fleas.
Stinging Nettle
Stops swelling
T
Tansy
Helps with coughing
Thinned-out Heather Down
Helps if a kit has indigestion ⇨ it helps to line the kit's stomach and absorb the juices that make the uncomfortable feeling
Thyme
Use for calming anxieties
Traveling Herbs:
Poppy Seeds
Helps dull the hunger or pain in your paws
Tansy Leaves
Keeps hunger at bay
Crushed Lotus Roots
Helps keep you awake, so you won't fall asleep (energizer)
Skullcap Seeds
Gives you extra strength
W
Witch Hazel
For when you need an extra "boost"; if you're tired, and have to travel, this will wake you up (energizer)
Water Mint
For stomach aches
Wild garlic
Helps get rat poison out
Wild onion
Helps get rat poison out
Windflower Shoots
For stomach cramps, such as cramps that come when a she-cat is pregnant
Y
Yew
Induces vomiting
Yarrow
Induces vomiting
Combinations
Chewed Ragwort Leaves + Juniper Berries
For an elder's aching joints
Yarrow Ointment: Yarrow Leaves + Ragwort + Ivy
Dress paw with ointment, then swath in cobwebs ⇨ for scraped paws
Spottedleaf's special mix against White/Green/Black Cough
⇨ Crushed Daisy Petals
⇨ Two poppy seeds
⇨ Six cranberries
⇨ Two catnip leaves
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A
Adder Barrack
Use for toothaches
Alfalfa
This is Chewed, then swallowed to help tooth decay.
Aloe Vera
Leaves are chewed and spit on burns or other skin problems.
B
Blessed Thistle
Increases circulation of blood.
Borage Leaves
Small, star-shaped flowers with hairy leaves. ⇨ Either blue or pink
These are to be chewed and eaten ⇨ lessens fever and increases a queen's milk.
Bramble twig syrup
Helps cats to sleep
Broken Rosemary Blossoms
Used to heal an eye infection or to cover-up wounds around the eyes or eyelids.
Broom Poultices
Helps broken legs and other big-type wounds.
Broom Malice Poultices
Heals open wounds.
Burdock Root
Helps to stop an infection from Rat Bites
C
Catnip
A big help in stopping green-cough
Celandine
Rub it on an aching eye to make the aching go away.
Chamomile
Helps with depression and fatigue [tiredness, weakness] ; soothes the heart.
Chervil
Juice of the leaves to put on infected wounds ; chew the root for a bellyache.
Chewed Gumweed
Helps to seal a wound from infection. ⇨ This stings slightly but it helps to collect the skin together and close the wound quicker.
Chickweed
Cures some of green and black cough
Cobwebs
Helps cover a wound from infection or from bleeding
Coltsfoot
A herb that eases coughing
Comfrey Roots
Chew and rub on wounds to clean them
Crushed Iris Petals
Stimulates breathing during the birthing process; can also be used for a kit’s sore throats
Crushed Marigold Petals
Protects against infection of serious wounds; avoid around eyes, for it can be irritating.
Crushed Pawpaw Roots
For kitten cough, which only threatens kittens
Crushed Rose Thorns
Helps to seal wounds
Culver’s Root
For when a cat takes a dip in some sort of water; use with Feverfew
D
Daisy Leaves
Chewed to help aching joints
Deathberries
Kills a cat ⇨ Shiny
Dock Leaves
Chew and apply to scratches, this soothes them
F
Ferns
Cleans out wounds
Feverfew
Used when a cat has a fever
Foxglove Cloves
For purging toxins from the body; forces you to throw up the toxins.
Foxglove Leaves
Used on deep wounds to stop the bleeding quickly
G
Garlic
For getting rid of fleas, and for some scratches
Garlic Juice
Dripped into wounds to prevent infection; causes slight stinging
Ginger
For asthma and coughs
Goldenrod Juice
Dripped into wounds to relieve tingling or pain; but does nothing to heal
Grass
Use for upset stomach
H
Hawthorne Berries
Use for indigestion [these look like Deathberries, but Hawthorne are NOT shiny]
Honey
Helps the herbs go down easier, and soothes throats and infections
Horsetail
When chewed and applied to wounds, it stops infections
Huckleberry+Goldenrod
Relieves Muscles
I
Ivy juices
These have a calming effect
J
Juniper Berries
Help with stomach ache
L
Lavender
Use for chills
Lavender Stem
Use to calm a cat in shock
M
Marigold
Use to soothe infections
Marigold leaves
Dresses wounds
Mouse Bile
Helps to get rid of those nasty fleas and ticks ⇨ placed in moss and applied to cat's fur.
Milkweed Juice
For sores or burns ⇨ don't use around ears or eyes ⇨ poisonous if ingested
N
Narcissus Flower Petals
Soothes a she-cat when she is having contractions
Nightshade
Poisonous plant ⇨ Also known as Deadly Nightshade
O
Oak Leaves
To be dried ⇨ stops infections
P
Peathingy Flower Petals
Helps a kit with kitten cough ⇨ it helps to clear clogged throats and nasal passages.
Parsley
Stops a queen's milk from coming.
Poppy Seeds
Lessens pain and helps a cat sleep
R
Rosinweed
One of the herbs you can use [if you have it] to clean out the system when poisons have been digested.
S
Sacred bark
Use for upset stomachs
Sage Roots
For cracked pads ⇨especially on elders ⇨⇨ Use With POPPY SEEDS
Shock Roots
Stimulates the nervous system ⇨ use after a cat has been knocked out, been poisoned, or had head trauma.
Snapdragon Seeds
Clears up ringworm and helps rid the body
of fleas.
Stinging Nettle
Stops swelling
T
Tansy
Helps with coughing
Thinned-out Heather Down
Helps if a kit has indigestion ⇨ it helps to line the kit's stomach and absorb the juices that make the uncomfortable feeling
Thyme
Use for calming anxieties
Traveling Herbs:
Poppy Seeds
Helps dull the hunger or pain in your paws
Tansy Leaves
Keeps hunger at bay
Crushed Lotus Roots
Helps keep you awake, so you won't fall asleep (energizer)
Skullcap Seeds
Gives you extra strength
W
Witch Hazel
For when you need an extra "boost"; if you're tired, and have to travel, this will wake you up (energizer)
Water Mint
For stomach aches
Wild garlic
Helps get rat poison out
Wild onion
Helps get rat poison out
Windflower Shoots
For stomach cramps, such as cramps that come when a she-cat is pregnant
Y
Yew
Induces vomiting
Yarrow
Induces vomiting
Combinations
Chewed Ragwort Leaves + Juniper Berries
For an elder's aching joints
Yarrow Ointment: Yarrow Leaves + Ragwort + Ivy
Dress paw with ointment, then swath in cobwebs ⇨ for scraped paws
Spottedleaf's special mix against White/Green/Black Cough
⇨ Crushed Daisy Petals
⇨ Two poppy seeds
⇨ Six cranberries
⇨ Two catnip leaves
Edited by: KittySong ⇨ 05.01.2012
