Post by Ploegy on Jun 30, 2007 20:04:35 GMT -5
Herbs for Medicane Cats
The words above the line are right from Erin Hunter's 'Warriors Field Guild [Secrets of the Clans]'
Borage Leaves To be chewed and eaten. The plant can be distinguished by it's small blue or pink star-shaped flowers and hairy leaves. Great for nursing queens as it helps increase their supply of milk. 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.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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*Ingest means ‘eaten’ and apply means ‘don’t eat it, it goes on the skin.
Breathing- coltsfoot, juniper berries [both ingest]
Infected wounds- horsetail, burdock root, marigold, chervil leaf juice [all apply] plus rolling in wild garlic aids the healing but shouldn’t be the only treatment
Bellyache- water mint, chervil root [all are ingested]
Getting rid of ticks- mouse bile [apply]
Ingested poison- yarrow (induces vomiting), snakeroot [both are ingested]
Heals wounds/sores- marigold, burdock root [apply both]
Greencough, last resort- catnip (restores energy) [patent chews it]
Fever, headache- feverfew, nettle, borage leaves best, bark of willow [all ingest]
Chill- lavender [ingest]
Irritated throat- honey [ingest]
Pain killer- poppy seeds, chamomile [both ingest]
Wound bleeding- cobwebs [apply]
Cracked pads- yarrow ointment [apply]
Aching joints- ragweed + juniper berry poultice, daisy leaves [ingest both]
Anxiety- thyme [ingest]
Broken bones- comfrey, broom poultice (I don’t know exactly what that is) [?]
Rash- stinging nettle [apply]
Bee sting- white liquid inside dandelion stem [apply]
Cough- tansy [ingest]
Aching/restores eyes- celandine
Swelling- stinging nettle [?]
Toothache- alder bark
Strength- ragwort [ingest] wheat also, possibly
Milk- Borge Leaves [ingest]
Poisons in Clan territory- foxglove, yew berries (aka- death berries)
Note- Water mint is only available in marshy/wet areas. Catnip is only found in two-leg gardens.
Treatments
Dislocation of fore/hindleg- First, the cat is given a poppy seed to ease the pain and, hopefully reaction skills. Then, one cat must restrain the patient, so the medicine cat’s face is not clawed off. The medicine cat then grips the patient’s leg in the jaws and gives quick pull. A sharp click should be heard and the injured cat should respond to this with a yowl and a struggle. Then the poppy seed should really be taking effect, causing the patient to not be able to think straight and stagger. He or she should be sent to rest immediately after. The process of relocating the leg should be done in no less than a minute.
Detecting fever- Medicine cat must press their nose to the pad of the patient’s paw. Then, if still unsure, the medicine cat can compare to another, healthy cat.
Detecting hearing disorders- Simply have a cat stand far away from the cat and call it by its name without giving any sort of visual. If the cat in question does not respond, have the calling cat near a few pawsteps closer then call again, in order to know the severity
(Thanks again Fernear)
The words above the line are right from Erin Hunter's 'Warriors Field Guild [Secrets of the Clans]'
Borage Leaves To be chewed and eaten. The plant can be distinguished by it's small blue or pink star-shaped flowers and hairy leaves. Great for nursing queens as it helps increase their supply of milk. 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.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Ingest means ‘eaten’ and apply means ‘don’t eat it, it goes on the skin.
Breathing- coltsfoot, juniper berries [both ingest]
Infected wounds- horsetail, burdock root, marigold, chervil leaf juice [all apply] plus rolling in wild garlic aids the healing but shouldn’t be the only treatment
Bellyache- water mint, chervil root [all are ingested]
Getting rid of ticks- mouse bile [apply]
Ingested poison- yarrow (induces vomiting), snakeroot [both are ingested]
Heals wounds/sores- marigold, burdock root [apply both]
Greencough, last resort- catnip (restores energy) [patent chews it]
Fever, headache- feverfew, nettle, borage leaves best, bark of willow [all ingest]
Chill- lavender [ingest]
Irritated throat- honey [ingest]
Pain killer- poppy seeds, chamomile [both ingest]
Wound bleeding- cobwebs [apply]
Cracked pads- yarrow ointment [apply]
Aching joints- ragweed + juniper berry poultice, daisy leaves [ingest both]
Anxiety- thyme [ingest]
Broken bones- comfrey, broom poultice (I don’t know exactly what that is) [?]
Rash- stinging nettle [apply]
Bee sting- white liquid inside dandelion stem [apply]
Cough- tansy [ingest]
Aching/restores eyes- celandine
Swelling- stinging nettle [?]
Toothache- alder bark
Strength- ragwort [ingest] wheat also, possibly
Milk- Borge Leaves [ingest]
Poisons in Clan territory- foxglove, yew berries (aka- death berries)
Note- Water mint is only available in marshy/wet areas. Catnip is only found in two-leg gardens.
Treatments
Dislocation of fore/hindleg- First, the cat is given a poppy seed to ease the pain and, hopefully reaction skills. Then, one cat must restrain the patient, so the medicine cat’s face is not clawed off. The medicine cat then grips the patient’s leg in the jaws and gives quick pull. A sharp click should be heard and the injured cat should respond to this with a yowl and a struggle. Then the poppy seed should really be taking effect, causing the patient to not be able to think straight and stagger. He or she should be sent to rest immediately after. The process of relocating the leg should be done in no less than a minute.
Detecting fever- Medicine cat must press their nose to the pad of the patient’s paw. Then, if still unsure, the medicine cat can compare to another, healthy cat.
Detecting hearing disorders- Simply have a cat stand far away from the cat and call it by its name without giving any sort of visual. If the cat in question does not respond, have the calling cat near a few pawsteps closer then call again, in order to know the severity
(Thanks again Fernear)