Post by Owl on Oct 23, 2018 16:22:43 GMT -5
A list of herbs, plants, and other items that GlenClan uses for medicine, for quick reference. Click the spoiler for images! All images were found on google images.
A
Alder bark - Dark grey bark, found on alder trees - eases toothaches.
B
Bindweed- A vine with white or pale pink flowers - helps bind sticks together and can be used to help make a splint (to mend broken bones).
Blackberry - A bush with small, sharp leaves and thorns that grows blackberries in greenleaf-leaffall - leaves are chewed into a pulp and mixed into a poultice to ease the pain of bee stings.
Borage - A plant easily distinguished by its small blue flowers and hairy stems - chewed and eaten by queens to produce more milk. May also be used to bring down fevers as an alternative to feverfew, ease breathing as an alternative to juniper berries or coltsfoot, or soothe upset stomachs
Burdock (root) - Tall-stemmed thistle-like plant - Root is chewed into a pulp and used to heal infected wounds, rat bites especially.
Burnet - Small, green bush with scalloped leaves - Leaves are eaten, used to give strength and is mainly used as a traveling herb or for queens.
C
Catmint (catnip) - A plant in the mint family, often seen with small purple flowers - eaten to ease whitecough and the worse greencough.
Note: since catmint usually only found in gardens, it will be rare in GlenClan territory.
Celandine - A yellow flower with four petals - Crushed and trickled into the eye, soothes weakened or damaged eyes.
Chamomile - A plant with small, daisylike flowers - Eaten, strengthens the heart and soothes the mind, is mainly used as a traveling herb.
Chervil (root) - A plant with parsley-like leaves, the root is described as knobby and brown - Chewed to extract the juice of the leaves or the root, can be used for infected wounds (if applied to the wound) or bellyache (if eaten)
Chickweed - A plant with fat leaves and small white flowers - Eaten, can be used as an alternative to catmint though not as strong
Cobwebs - Thin strands of web spun by spiders - Pressed over the wound, it will slow bleeding and may also be used to keep poultices in place
Coltsfoot - A small plant with flowers that resemble dandelions - Leaves are chewed into a pulp, can be used to ease breathing or treat kitten cough, may also be applied to soothe sore or cracked pads
Comfrey (root) - A plant with large leaves and pink/purple bell shaped flowers, the roots are fat and dark brown - Roots are chewed into a poultice, can also be use to line nests. Helps to repair broken bones, soothe wounds, wrenched claws, and ease inflammation on stiff joints (if lined in a nest). May also be used for burns.
D
Daisy - A plant with white flowers that have yellow centers - Leaves are chewed into a paste and ease the pain of aching joints. May also be used as a traveling herb.
Dandelion - A common yellow flower with jagged leaves and hollow stems - White liquid in stems is applied to bee stings and helps to soothe and heal them. The leaves can be chewed to act like a painkiller.
Dock - A common plant with large leaves - Chewed and applied to scratches, though may sting. Soothes sore paw pads.
E
Elder (leaves) - A short tree often seen with white flowers and dark purple berries - If turned into a poultice, it can help soothe sprains.
F
Fennel - A plant with thin, spiky leaves and yellow flowers - Stalks are broken and juice is swallowed, helps to ease hip pain.
Feverfew - A small bush with flowers that resemble daisies - When eaten, reduces the body temperature of cats with fevers. Very useful for headaches, and additionally may soothe other aches and pains.
G
Goldenrod- A tall plant with clumped yellow flowers - Chewed into a poultice, it is very useful for healing wounds.
H
Honey - A golden-colored, viscous liquid made by bees - When eaten, it soothes sore throats, smoke-damaged throats, and coughs. When applied to a wound, it may soothe infections.
J
Juniper (Berries) - Purple-blue berries from the spiky juniper bush - When eaten, it soothes bellyaches, gives strength and helps troubled breathing, may also be used to help calm cats.
P
Parsley - A green plant with thin stems and distinct, thin leaves - When eaten, stops a queen from producing milk.
Poppy (Seeds) - Small, black seeds from the poppy flower - When eaten, can help put a cat to sleep or ease shock/distress. Not recommended for pregnant cats, nursing queens, or young kittens. NOT to be confused with Foxglove seeds, which are a poison.
R
Raspberry (Leaves) - a bush similar to blackberry, but with mature berries being red - Acts as a painkiller is mainly used to help stop bleeding during a kitting.
T
Tansy - A plant with round, yellow flowers and fernlike leaves - When eaten, it cures coughs and soothes throats, as well as prevents cats from getting greencough. Can also be used to cure wounds or weak poisons.
Tormentil - A plant with yellow flowers that have four heart shaped petals - When the root is applied to the wound in a poultice, it helps extract poisons, as well as heal wounds.
Thyme - A plant with delicate stems and small leaves - When leaves are chewed, they can help calm nervousness, anxiety, and soothe cats who are in shock.
Traveling herbs - Mixture includes burnet, chamomile, daisy and sorrel - When mixed together and eaten, they suppress hunger pains and give a cat strength. Mainly used by cats in preparation of traveling long distances.
W
Watermint - A plant with pale purple flowers and spiky stems - When eaten, can help soothe bellyaches. NOT to be confused with water hemlock, which is a poison.
Wild Garlic - A plant that grows in patches, has a potent smelling white bulb and green leaves - When rolled in, can help treat infection caused by rat bites.
Willow Leaves - Long, thin laves of the willow tree - When eaten, it can help to stop vomiting.
Y
Yarrow - A tall plant with either white or yellow flowers - If leaves are used in a poultice, they help to extract poisons and heal cracked pads. If eaten, will make a cat vomit up toxins.
Poisons
Foxglove - (Seeds) - Tiny black seeds from the bell-shaped flower of the tall foxglove plant - When eaten, causes paralysis and heart failure. Can easily be confused with poppy seeds, which are used often by medicine cats.
Holly - (Berries) - Red berries from the spiky-leaved holly plant - Though not as dangerous as deathberries, they are dangerous to kits and young apprentices when eaten.
(Deadly) Nightshade - (Berries) - Bright red berries from the nightshade plant, which has distinctive purple flowers- When eaten, they are almost as dangerous as deathberries.
(Water) Hemlock - (Whole Plant) - a thin-stemmed and white flowered plant that looks similar to yarrow - When eaten, causes writhing, pain, and foaming at the mouth. Causes death if the poison is in a cat's system for longer than a few minutes. May be confused with yarrow because of the similar flowers and stems.
Yew (aka Deathberries) - (Berries) - Red berries from the yew bush - When eaten, causes a cat to die within minutes- faster if they are young, old, or already weak from an illness.
A
Alder bark - Dark grey bark, found on alder trees - eases toothaches.
B
Bindweed- A vine with white or pale pink flowers - helps bind sticks together and can be used to help make a splint (to mend broken bones).
Blackberry - A bush with small, sharp leaves and thorns that grows blackberries in greenleaf-leaffall - leaves are chewed into a pulp and mixed into a poultice to ease the pain of bee stings.
Borage - A plant easily distinguished by its small blue flowers and hairy stems - chewed and eaten by queens to produce more milk. May also be used to bring down fevers as an alternative to feverfew, ease breathing as an alternative to juniper berries or coltsfoot, or soothe upset stomachs
Burdock (root) - Tall-stemmed thistle-like plant - Root is chewed into a pulp and used to heal infected wounds, rat bites especially.
Burnet - Small, green bush with scalloped leaves - Leaves are eaten, used to give strength and is mainly used as a traveling herb or for queens.
C
Catmint (catnip) - A plant in the mint family, often seen with small purple flowers - eaten to ease whitecough and the worse greencough.
Note: since catmint usually only found in gardens, it will be rare in GlenClan territory.
Celandine - A yellow flower with four petals - Crushed and trickled into the eye, soothes weakened or damaged eyes.
Chamomile - A plant with small, daisylike flowers - Eaten, strengthens the heart and soothes the mind, is mainly used as a traveling herb.
Chervil (root) - A plant with parsley-like leaves, the root is described as knobby and brown - Chewed to extract the juice of the leaves or the root, can be used for infected wounds (if applied to the wound) or bellyache (if eaten)
Chickweed - A plant with fat leaves and small white flowers - Eaten, can be used as an alternative to catmint though not as strong
Cobwebs - Thin strands of web spun by spiders - Pressed over the wound, it will slow bleeding and may also be used to keep poultices in place
Coltsfoot - A small plant with flowers that resemble dandelions - Leaves are chewed into a pulp, can be used to ease breathing or treat kitten cough, may also be applied to soothe sore or cracked pads
Comfrey (root) - A plant with large leaves and pink/purple bell shaped flowers, the roots are fat and dark brown - Roots are chewed into a poultice, can also be use to line nests. Helps to repair broken bones, soothe wounds, wrenched claws, and ease inflammation on stiff joints (if lined in a nest). May also be used for burns.
D
Daisy - A plant with white flowers that have yellow centers - Leaves are chewed into a paste and ease the pain of aching joints. May also be used as a traveling herb.
Dandelion - A common yellow flower with jagged leaves and hollow stems - White liquid in stems is applied to bee stings and helps to soothe and heal them. The leaves can be chewed to act like a painkiller.
Dock - A common plant with large leaves - Chewed and applied to scratches, though may sting. Soothes sore paw pads.
E
Elder (leaves) - A short tree often seen with white flowers and dark purple berries - If turned into a poultice, it can help soothe sprains.
F
Fennel - A plant with thin, spiky leaves and yellow flowers - Stalks are broken and juice is swallowed, helps to ease hip pain.
Feverfew - A small bush with flowers that resemble daisies - When eaten, reduces the body temperature of cats with fevers. Very useful for headaches, and additionally may soothe other aches and pains.
G
Goldenrod- A tall plant with clumped yellow flowers - Chewed into a poultice, it is very useful for healing wounds.
H
Honey - A golden-colored, viscous liquid made by bees - When eaten, it soothes sore throats, smoke-damaged throats, and coughs. When applied to a wound, it may soothe infections.
J
Juniper (Berries) - Purple-blue berries from the spiky juniper bush - When eaten, it soothes bellyaches, gives strength and helps troubled breathing, may also be used to help calm cats.
P
Parsley - A green plant with thin stems and distinct, thin leaves - When eaten, stops a queen from producing milk.
Poppy (Seeds) - Small, black seeds from the poppy flower - When eaten, can help put a cat to sleep or ease shock/distress. Not recommended for pregnant cats, nursing queens, or young kittens. NOT to be confused with Foxglove seeds, which are a poison.
R
Raspberry (Leaves) - a bush similar to blackberry, but with mature berries being red - Acts as a painkiller is mainly used to help stop bleeding during a kitting.
T
Tansy - A plant with round, yellow flowers and fernlike leaves - When eaten, it cures coughs and soothes throats, as well as prevents cats from getting greencough. Can also be used to cure wounds or weak poisons.
Tormentil - A plant with yellow flowers that have four heart shaped petals - When the root is applied to the wound in a poultice, it helps extract poisons, as well as heal wounds.
Thyme - A plant with delicate stems and small leaves - When leaves are chewed, they can help calm nervousness, anxiety, and soothe cats who are in shock.
Traveling herbs - Mixture includes burnet, chamomile, daisy and sorrel - When mixed together and eaten, they suppress hunger pains and give a cat strength. Mainly used by cats in preparation of traveling long distances.
W
Watermint - A plant with pale purple flowers and spiky stems - When eaten, can help soothe bellyaches. NOT to be confused with water hemlock, which is a poison.
Wild Garlic - A plant that grows in patches, has a potent smelling white bulb and green leaves - When rolled in, can help treat infection caused by rat bites.
Willow Leaves - Long, thin laves of the willow tree - When eaten, it can help to stop vomiting.
Y
Yarrow - A tall plant with either white or yellow flowers - If leaves are used in a poultice, they help to extract poisons and heal cracked pads. If eaten, will make a cat vomit up toxins.
Poisons
Foxglove - (Seeds) - Tiny black seeds from the bell-shaped flower of the tall foxglove plant - When eaten, causes paralysis and heart failure. Can easily be confused with poppy seeds, which are used often by medicine cats.
Holly - (Berries) - Red berries from the spiky-leaved holly plant - Though not as dangerous as deathberries, they are dangerous to kits and young apprentices when eaten.
(Deadly) Nightshade - (Berries) - Bright red berries from the nightshade plant, which has distinctive purple flowers- When eaten, they are almost as dangerous as deathberries.
(Water) Hemlock - (Whole Plant) - a thin-stemmed and white flowered plant that looks similar to yarrow - When eaten, causes writhing, pain, and foaming at the mouth. Causes death if the poison is in a cat's system for longer than a few minutes. May be confused with yarrow because of the similar flowers and stems.
Yew (aka Deathberries) - (Berries) - Red berries from the yew bush - When eaten, causes a cat to die within minutes- faster if they are young, old, or already weak from an illness.