Post by - A s M o D e U s - on Dec 22, 2009 9:55:09 GMT -5
Medicine Cat Herbs
• Poppy seeds- used to numb pain and make a cat very sleepy
• Catmint - For whitecough and Greencough. Also exceptionaly tasty to cats that are not sick
• Cobwebs - used to stop bleeding
• Feverfew - used to cool feverish cats and treat head pain
• Borage Leaves - used to treat fevers and helps nursing mothers with their milk supply
• Marigold - used to treat infection and heal wounds and sores
• Horse Tail - used to treat infected wounds
• Burdock root - used to treat infections, especially rat bites
• Chervil Root - used to treat infections
• Wild Garlic - rolling in this can help to keep out infection
• Coltsfoot- used to treat kittencough
• Catnip(also called catmint) - used to treat whitecough and greencough; can help to relax a cat
• Chickweed- used to help treat greencough
• Tansy - used to treat coughs
• Thyme - used to calm a cat
• Chamomile - used to calm a cat
• Dandelion Leaves- used to calm a cat
• Juniper Berries - used to treat bellyache
• Chervil- used to treat bellyache
• Watermint - used to treat bellyache
• Daisy Leaves - used to treat aching joints
• Goldenrod- used in a poultice to treat aching joints and stiffness; can also be used for severe injuries.
• Ragwort Leaves- used alongside juniper berries in a poultice to treat aching joints
• Comfrey - used to treat broken bones
• Nettle (leaves) - used to treat swelling
• Celandine - used to treat ailments of the eyes
• Snake Root - used to counter poison
• Nettle (seeds) - used to counter poison
• Honey - used to treat sore throats
• Mouse bile - used to remove ticks from a cat's coat
• Yarrow - used to make a cat vomit and expel poisons from the body
• Dock leaves - used to make a cat's coat slippery; also can be used as a surface for vomiting.
• Deathberries (Yew) - of no medicinal value; bright scarlet berries that can kill a cat if they are not expelled quickly enough; use yarrow (called night-seeds by the Tribe)
• Nightshade - of no medicinal value; is poisonous
• Holly (berries) - of no medicinal value; poisonous like deathberries