Hello there newcomer!!! My name is Ringtail, and I am the Medicine Cat. I am here today to show you all the herbs I use for injured cats. This information is passed down from medicine cat ancestors.
GLOSSARY: Twoleg= human
ALDER
Reduces swelling and prevents infection when chewed and applied to a wound. May also be chewed by a cat with a toothache to reduce pain, swelling, and aid in prevent complications.
ALFALFA
Used to prevent tooth decay.
ALOE VERA
The gel inside of the leaves to cure skin problems or burns.
ASH ( TREE)
New shoots are to be eaten, chewed, and applied to the bit of
an adder or viper bite to stave off the effects of its poisonous bite.
Seeds of an Ash tree may be also consumed to fight the
pain caused by a stitch in the side
BASIL
Use to treat the paw and any paw problems.
BLACKBERRY LEAVES
Eases the swelling of a bee's sting. Leaves are
chewed to a pulp and placed on a wound.
BEECH LEAVES
You can use these leaves to carry herbs in.
BINDWEED
This weed is used to help broken bones. What you do is you
get some sticks and then you bind the sticks on the
broken bone with your bindweed so that you have a cast.
BORAGE LEAVES
To be chewed and eaten. The plant can be distinguished by
its small blue or pink star-shaped flowers and hairy leaves
Great for nursing queens as it increases their milk supply.
Also brings down fever.
BURDOCK ROOT
A tall-stemmed, sharp-smelling, thistle with dark leaves.
A medicine cat must dig up the roots, wash off the dirt,
and chew them into a pulp, which can be applied to rat
bites. Cures infection.
BURNET
Keeps a cat's strength up. Is also said to
stop minor bleeding on humans.
BRAMBLE TWIGS
Chew into a fine syrup. Helps cats to sleep.
BROOM
Not commonly used. Made from poultices
from broken legs.
CATCHWEED
Burrs from this plant can hold medicine onto
a cat.
CHAMOMILE
Leaves and flowers may be consumed to soothe a cat and add to their physical strength.
CELADINE
Used to help strengthen weakened eyes.
CATMINT (also known as catnip)
A delicious-smelling, leafy plant that's hard to find in the
wild; often found in Twoleg gardens. The best remedy
for greencough.
CHERVIL
A sweet- smelling plant with large, spreading, fernlike
leaves and small white flowers. The juice of the leaves
can be used for infected wounds, and chewing the roots
helps with bellyaches.
CHICKWEED
If there isn't any catmint nearby, you can use
this plant as a substitute to catmint. Helps cure greencough.
COB NUTS
You can make these nuts into ointments that hold on herbs.
COBWEB
Spiderwebs can be found all over the forest; be careful
not to bring along the spider when youtake the web!!!
Medicine cats wrap it around an injury to soak up the
blood and keep wound clean. Stops bleeding.
COLTSFOOT
A flowering plant, a bit like a dandelion, with yellow or
white flowers. The leaves can be chewed into a pulp,
which is eaten to help shortness of breath
COMFREY
Identifiable by its large leaves and small bell-shaped
flowers, which can be pink, white or blue-purple. The
fat black roots of the plant can be chewed into a poutice
to mend boken bones or soothe wounds.
DAISY LEAVES
Daisy leaves are thick, opal shaped leaves.
Chewed into a paste to help with joint problems.
DANDILION
The white liquid inside a dandelion cat help
soothe bee stings. The roots of a dandelion
can also be chewed to act like Poppy Seeds.
DEATHBERRY ( DEADLY NIGHT SHADE)
Berries, or any part of the plant, can kill the cat when they swallow it if they aren't
given immediate help, and even then they might not be saved. Roots and leaves may
be used to help sore places but NEVER on an open wound.
This is a poison plant in addition to a healing plant.
DOCK LEAF
This leave is chewed and applied to scratches to soothe them.
Also can make a cat's fur slippery to help her get out of
bramble bushes or something simular. Also helps sore paw
pads.
DRIED OAK LEAF
Used to prevent infections.
ECHINACIA
Used to ease infection.
FENNEL
The juice from the stalk of this plant is squeezed into
the mouth of a cat if they are having pain in the hip.
FERNS
Can be used to clean out wounds.
FEVER
Leaves can be used to reduce fever, in addition to being
consumed to ease stomach ailments and cold
HEATHER FLOWER
Can be used in herbal mixes to help make it easier to
swallow.
GOLDENROD
The poultice of this plant can help heal wounds.
HONEY
Used to help soothe the throat. Particularly good for a
cat who have inhaled smoke.
HORSETAIL
Leaves of horsetail can be chewed up to prevent infections.
Grows in marshes and places like marshes.
IVY LEAF
One of the leaves from an ivy vine can help store
other herbs.
JUNIPER
Berries can ease stomach pains and count as a counter-poisen.
Leaves are used to help coughs and other respiratory problems.
LAVANDER
Leaves and flowers are particularly good for easing pains in the
head and throat. Inhaling the scent of fresh lavender flowers can also
calm down nerves.
LAMB'S EAR
Used with Ragwort to help an exhausted or weakened cat.
MAGNOLIA LEAVES
Giant dark green leaves. Very useful in carrying other
herbs and can also be used to hold on poultices.
MALLOW
Use to soothe the belly. The leaves are best collected
at sunhigh, when they are dry.
MAPLE SYRUP
Used to help cure wounds. Also cures minor wounds,
although we do not recommend this for fatal or serious wounds.
MARIGOLD
Leaves and flowers should be consumed to relieve chills.
Leaves and petals can be placed on wounds to prevent infection.
MINT
Used to hide the scent of a dead cat's body.
MOUSEBILE
Bile from the liver of mice can be used to get those stubborn
ticks and fleas of your skin.
MUD
Soothes bee and hornet stings. Apply to the sting
and the mud will fall off, taking the stinger with it.
OAK LEAVES
Small, thin bright green leaves. These leaves
tend to be very thin and frail (Especially saplings)
and are amazingly good at soaking up blood when dipped
in water.
POPPY ( WILD)
Seeds can be consumed to relieve pain and help cats go to sleep.
Flowers should be consumed together to relieve contagious coughs.
Petals and leaves should be chewed to aid sleep and improve
resting.
PARSLEY
This herb dries up a queen's milk if all her kits die. Also used
to cure belly aches.
RAGWEED
This herb helps give a cat extra strength and energy.
RAGWORT
Used with Juniper Berries to treat aching joints or another
muscle soreness. Crushed and mixed with Juniper Berries,
it can help aching joints. It can also be used to keep a
cat's strength up.
RASPBERRY LEAVE
An herb used during kitting. It could be a painkiller, or
to help stop bleeding during a kitting.
ROSEMARY
Put this on the pelt of a dead cat before burial.
Rosemary hides the scent of death.
RUSH
This herb is used to bind broken bones. It has long,
narrow leaves and lavender colored headstalks.
SNAKEROOT
Used to counter poison. Snake bites, too.
STICKS
Sticks are used to distract a cat from pain if
other medicines are not available or
recommended. Have a cat bite down on the stick.
Recommended for kitting queens.
STINGING NETTLE
Induces vomiting or brings down swelling. Can
be mixed with comfrey to heal broken bones.
Helps out with wounds. Seeds are eaten by a
cat who has swallowed poison, and the leaves are
to be chewed into a poultice.
SWEET-SEDGE
A cat must swallow the Sweet Sedge's sap to ease
an infection. Most common in Riverclan-like areas.
TANSY
Flowers, leaves, and stems should be chewed together to
remove worms. Leaves may be used to relieve joint aches.
Pregnant queens should never be given tansy because it causes
Miscarriages.
THYME
Should be consumed to calm the anxious cat, or to aid in
brining restful sleep.
TORMENTIL
Roots are good for all wounds and for extracting
poison. Chewed and put on a cat's wound.
TRAVELING HERBS
Traveling herbs consist of sorrel, daisy, chamomile and burnet.
Chamomile strengthens the heart and calms the cat, the other's
effects are unknown.
VINES
These are almost everywhere, although beware of three
leaved vines, for they are Poison Ivy vines. Almost
every other vine is safe to use. These are used to
bind wood or rock to a cat's leg to make a cast.
WATER MINT
Uses to help cure bellyaches.
WILD GARLIC
Rolling in a patch helps prevent infection. Especially
good for rat bites. Due to it's strong smell, it's
good at hiding the scent of a certain clan.
WILLOW TREE
Water from beneath the tree of a flowering willow may
be dripped into the eyes to help clear blurriness of vision.
It also may be applied to bare patches of skin to
soothe itches. Small amounts of willow bark may be
consumed to ease pain, act against inflammation, and
to ease diarrhea or fevers.
WINTERGREEN
This herb treats wounds and several poisons.
YARROW
Entire plant must be consumed to induce vomiting.
Entire plant must be chewed and applied to
wounds to relieve pain and prevent infection. Ointment
from yarrow will help cracked paw pads.
YEW
Used to help cats throw up poison. Can kill
cat though, so be careful.
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POISONS
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DEATHBERRIES
A poison. The most toxic plant known among
the clans. Also known as yew. Kills a cat within
minutes of eating it. Can be used to kill a
cat that would otherwise not be saved.
HOLLY BERRIES
A poison. Effects are death
DEADLY NIGHTSHADE
A poison. Often used to kill a cat who cannot be
saved.
FOXGLOVE SEEDS
A poison. Can easily cause heart paralysis and
failure. Do NOT confuse with Poppy Seeds.
WATER HEMLOCK
A poison. This plant, when eaten by cats,
causes foaming at the mouth.
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WAYS TO CURE BROKEN/DISLOCATED LIMBS
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BINDING
A way of making a cast to heal broken
limbs. Use long pieces of rock or
wood and press against the broken limb.
Then wrap a vine tendril around the rock
or wood to hold broken limb in place until it heals.
FORELEG CAST
You make a cast by using a long vine tendril.
You wrap the vine around the underside of the
patient's foreleg and bring it to the behind of the
patient's neck. You tie a knot between the vines
so they stay firm, and your patient will be able to let their
leg heal.
PUSHING
If there is a patient with a dislocated front or hind leg,
push it back to it's normal position. The cat
you are performing on might feel a little pain, but it is
safe to do this because it shifts the leg back to normal.
Credit goes to Erin Hunter and others
GLOSSARY: Twoleg= human
ALDER
Reduces swelling and prevents infection when chewed and applied to a wound. May also be chewed by a cat with a toothache to reduce pain, swelling, and aid in prevent complications.
ALFALFA
Used to prevent tooth decay.
ALOE VERA
The gel inside of the leaves to cure skin problems or burns.
ASH ( TREE)
New shoots are to be eaten, chewed, and applied to the bit of
an adder or viper bite to stave off the effects of its poisonous bite.
Seeds of an Ash tree may be also consumed to fight the
pain caused by a stitch in the side
BASIL
Use to treat the paw and any paw problems.
BLACKBERRY LEAVES
Eases the swelling of a bee's sting. Leaves are
chewed to a pulp and placed on a wound.
BEECH LEAVES
You can use these leaves to carry herbs in.
BINDWEED
This weed is used to help broken bones. What you do is you
get some sticks and then you bind the sticks on the
broken bone with your bindweed so that you have a cast.
BORAGE LEAVES
To be chewed and eaten. The plant can be distinguished by
its small blue or pink star-shaped flowers and hairy leaves
Great for nursing queens as it increases their milk supply.
Also brings down fever.
BURDOCK ROOT
A tall-stemmed, sharp-smelling, thistle with dark leaves.
A medicine cat must dig up the roots, wash off the dirt,
and chew them into a pulp, which can be applied to rat
bites. Cures infection.
BURNET
Keeps a cat's strength up. Is also said to
stop minor bleeding on humans.
BRAMBLE TWIGS
Chew into a fine syrup. Helps cats to sleep.
BROOM
Not commonly used. Made from poultices
from broken legs.
CATCHWEED
Burrs from this plant can hold medicine onto
a cat.
CHAMOMILE
Leaves and flowers may be consumed to soothe a cat and add to their physical strength.
CELADINE
Used to help strengthen weakened eyes.
CATMINT (also known as catnip)
A delicious-smelling, leafy plant that's hard to find in the
wild; often found in Twoleg gardens. The best remedy
for greencough.
CHERVIL
A sweet- smelling plant with large, spreading, fernlike
leaves and small white flowers. The juice of the leaves
can be used for infected wounds, and chewing the roots
helps with bellyaches.
CHICKWEED
If there isn't any catmint nearby, you can use
this plant as a substitute to catmint. Helps cure greencough.
COB NUTS
You can make these nuts into ointments that hold on herbs.
COBWEB
Spiderwebs can be found all over the forest; be careful
not to bring along the spider when youtake the web!!!
Medicine cats wrap it around an injury to soak up the
blood and keep wound clean. Stops bleeding.
COLTSFOOT
A flowering plant, a bit like a dandelion, with yellow or
white flowers. The leaves can be chewed into a pulp,
which is eaten to help shortness of breath
COMFREY
Identifiable by its large leaves and small bell-shaped
flowers, which can be pink, white or blue-purple. The
fat black roots of the plant can be chewed into a poutice
to mend boken bones or soothe wounds.
DAISY LEAVES
Daisy leaves are thick, opal shaped leaves.
Chewed into a paste to help with joint problems.
DANDILION
The white liquid inside a dandelion cat help
soothe bee stings. The roots of a dandelion
can also be chewed to act like Poppy Seeds.
DEATHBERRY ( DEADLY NIGHT SHADE)
Berries, or any part of the plant, can kill the cat when they swallow it if they aren't
given immediate help, and even then they might not be saved. Roots and leaves may
be used to help sore places but NEVER on an open wound.
This is a poison plant in addition to a healing plant.
DOCK LEAF
This leave is chewed and applied to scratches to soothe them.
Also can make a cat's fur slippery to help her get out of
bramble bushes or something simular. Also helps sore paw
pads.
DRIED OAK LEAF
Used to prevent infections.
ECHINACIA
Used to ease infection.
FENNEL
The juice from the stalk of this plant is squeezed into
the mouth of a cat if they are having pain in the hip.
FERNS
Can be used to clean out wounds.
FEVER
Leaves can be used to reduce fever, in addition to being
consumed to ease stomach ailments and cold
HEATHER FLOWER
Can be used in herbal mixes to help make it easier to
swallow.
GOLDENROD
The poultice of this plant can help heal wounds.
HONEY
Used to help soothe the throat. Particularly good for a
cat who have inhaled smoke.
HORSETAIL
Leaves of horsetail can be chewed up to prevent infections.
Grows in marshes and places like marshes.
IVY LEAF
One of the leaves from an ivy vine can help store
other herbs.
JUNIPER
Berries can ease stomach pains and count as a counter-poisen.
Leaves are used to help coughs and other respiratory problems.
LAVANDER
Leaves and flowers are particularly good for easing pains in the
head and throat. Inhaling the scent of fresh lavender flowers can also
calm down nerves.
LAMB'S EAR
Used with Ragwort to help an exhausted or weakened cat.
MAGNOLIA LEAVES
Giant dark green leaves. Very useful in carrying other
herbs and can also be used to hold on poultices.
MALLOW
Use to soothe the belly. The leaves are best collected
at sunhigh, when they are dry.
MAPLE SYRUP
Used to help cure wounds. Also cures minor wounds,
although we do not recommend this for fatal or serious wounds.
MARIGOLD
Leaves and flowers should be consumed to relieve chills.
Leaves and petals can be placed on wounds to prevent infection.
MINT
Used to hide the scent of a dead cat's body.
MOUSEBILE
Bile from the liver of mice can be used to get those stubborn
ticks and fleas of your skin.
MUD
Soothes bee and hornet stings. Apply to the sting
and the mud will fall off, taking the stinger with it.
OAK LEAVES
Small, thin bright green leaves. These leaves
tend to be very thin and frail (Especially saplings)
and are amazingly good at soaking up blood when dipped
in water.
POPPY ( WILD)
Seeds can be consumed to relieve pain and help cats go to sleep.
Flowers should be consumed together to relieve contagious coughs.
Petals and leaves should be chewed to aid sleep and improve
resting.
PARSLEY
This herb dries up a queen's milk if all her kits die. Also used
to cure belly aches.
RAGWEED
This herb helps give a cat extra strength and energy.
RAGWORT
Used with Juniper Berries to treat aching joints or another
muscle soreness. Crushed and mixed with Juniper Berries,
it can help aching joints. It can also be used to keep a
cat's strength up.
RASPBERRY LEAVE
An herb used during kitting. It could be a painkiller, or
to help stop bleeding during a kitting.
ROSEMARY
Put this on the pelt of a dead cat before burial.
Rosemary hides the scent of death.
RUSH
This herb is used to bind broken bones. It has long,
narrow leaves and lavender colored headstalks.
SNAKEROOT
Used to counter poison. Snake bites, too.
STICKS
Sticks are used to distract a cat from pain if
other medicines are not available or
recommended. Have a cat bite down on the stick.
Recommended for kitting queens.
STINGING NETTLE
Induces vomiting or brings down swelling. Can
be mixed with comfrey to heal broken bones.
Helps out with wounds. Seeds are eaten by a
cat who has swallowed poison, and the leaves are
to be chewed into a poultice.
SWEET-SEDGE
A cat must swallow the Sweet Sedge's sap to ease
an infection. Most common in Riverclan-like areas.
TANSY
Flowers, leaves, and stems should be chewed together to
remove worms. Leaves may be used to relieve joint aches.
Pregnant queens should never be given tansy because it causes
Miscarriages.
THYME
Should be consumed to calm the anxious cat, or to aid in
brining restful sleep.
TORMENTIL
Roots are good for all wounds and for extracting
poison. Chewed and put on a cat's wound.
TRAVELING HERBS
Traveling herbs consist of sorrel, daisy, chamomile and burnet.
Chamomile strengthens the heart and calms the cat, the other's
effects are unknown.
VINES
These are almost everywhere, although beware of three
leaved vines, for they are Poison Ivy vines. Almost
every other vine is safe to use. These are used to
bind wood or rock to a cat's leg to make a cast.
WATER MINT
Uses to help cure bellyaches.
WILD GARLIC
Rolling in a patch helps prevent infection. Especially
good for rat bites. Due to it's strong smell, it's
good at hiding the scent of a certain clan.
WILLOW TREE
Water from beneath the tree of a flowering willow may
be dripped into the eyes to help clear blurriness of vision.
It also may be applied to bare patches of skin to
soothe itches. Small amounts of willow bark may be
consumed to ease pain, act against inflammation, and
to ease diarrhea or fevers.
WINTERGREEN
This herb treats wounds and several poisons.
YARROW
Entire plant must be consumed to induce vomiting.
Entire plant must be chewed and applied to
wounds to relieve pain and prevent infection. Ointment
from yarrow will help cracked paw pads.
YEW
Used to help cats throw up poison. Can kill
cat though, so be careful.
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POISONS
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DEATHBERRIES
A poison. The most toxic plant known among
the clans. Also known as yew. Kills a cat within
minutes of eating it. Can be used to kill a
cat that would otherwise not be saved.
HOLLY BERRIES
A poison. Effects are death
DEADLY NIGHTSHADE
A poison. Often used to kill a cat who cannot be
saved.
FOXGLOVE SEEDS
A poison. Can easily cause heart paralysis and
failure. Do NOT confuse with Poppy Seeds.
WATER HEMLOCK
A poison. This plant, when eaten by cats,
causes foaming at the mouth.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WAYS TO CURE BROKEN/DISLOCATED LIMBS
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BINDING
A way of making a cast to heal broken
limbs. Use long pieces of rock or
wood and press against the broken limb.
Then wrap a vine tendril around the rock
or wood to hold broken limb in place until it heals.
FORELEG CAST
You make a cast by using a long vine tendril.
You wrap the vine around the underside of the
patient's foreleg and bring it to the behind of the
patient's neck. You tie a knot between the vines
so they stay firm, and your patient will be able to let their
leg heal.
PUSHING
If there is a patient with a dislocated front or hind leg,
push it back to it's normal position. The cat
you are performing on might feel a little pain, but it is
safe to do this because it shifts the leg back to normal.
Credit goes to Erin Hunter and others