002. healer herbs

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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 preventing complications.

ALFALFA
Used to prevent tooth decay.

ASH TREE
New shoots are to be eaten, and chewed and applied to the bit of an adder to stave off the effects of its poisoned bite. Seeds of the ash tree may also be eaten to fight the pain caused by a scratch, somewhat like a poppy seed.

BORAGE
Leaves and roots should be consumed to reduce fevers. Seeds and leaves should be consumed by the nursing queens to increase available milk. Borage should never be used dried, only green.

BRAMBLE TWIGS
Chew this to a fine pulp. It helps to sleep.

BURDOCK
Leaves may be chewed and applied to wounds that are clear of infection to speed healing. Roots may be chewed and applied to a wound to draw infection from it.

CATNIP
Leaves and flowers can be used to relive congestion and coughs. Cures greencough and whitecough.

CHAMOMILE
Leaves and flowers may be consumed to sooth a cat and add to their physical strength.

DEATHBERRIES
Berries, when consumed, will kill the cat who swallows if they are not given immediate help, and even then they may not always be saved. Roots and leaves may be chewed together and applied to sore places, but must NEVER be applied to open wounds. This is a poison in addition to a healing plant.

COBWEBS
Gathered and pressed into wounds to stop bleeding. Generally only used with wounds that risk bleeding heavily as they can cause increased risk of infection.

COMFREY
Used when healing broken bones.

FEVERFEW
Leaves can be used to reduce fever, in addition to being consumed to aid against colds and stomach ailments.

HONEY
Used to sooth the throat. Particularly good for smoke inhalation.

JUNIPER
Berries ease the stomach and can serve as a counter poison. Leaves are used to ease coughs and other respiratory problems.

LAVENDER
Leaves and flowers are particularly good when eaten for easing pains in head and throat. Inhaling the sent of fresh flowers can also calm the nerves.

MARIGOLD
Leaves and flowers should be consumed to relieve chills. Leaves and petals can be chewed and placed on wounds to prevent infection.

POPPYSEEDS
Seeds can be consumed to remove pain and aid is sleep. Flower heads should be consumed together to relive continuous coughs. Petals and leaves should be chewed to aid in sleep and improve resting.

TANSY
Leaves may be chewed to relive joint aches. Flowers should be consumed to remove coughs. Pregnant queens should NEVER be given tansy, for it commonly causes defects in their litter.

THYME
Should be consumed to calm the anxious cat, or to aid in brining restful sleep.

WATER MINT
Used to help cure bellyaches.

WILLOW TREE
Water from beneath the bark of the flowering willow may be dripped into the eyes to help clear blurriness of vision. It may also be applied to dry patches of skin to sooth itches.
Small amounts of willow bark may be consumed to ease pain, act against inflammation, and to ease fevers.

YARROW
Entire plant should be consumed to induce vomiting. Entire plant should be chewed and applied to wounds to relive pain and prevent infection.

YEW
To make a cat vomit up poisons or something else bad that a cat has eaten.