Post by Wolf Tears on Aug 16, 2007 22:38:13 GMT -5
RPers of medicine cats, go ahead and use this list to decide which herbs to give sick and wounded cats, along with how to describe the plants. Enjoy!
Borage plants have blue or pink star-shaped flowers and hairy leaves. The leaves are the important part; feed them (whole or chewed) to sick cats to bring down their fever, and give it to nursing queens to increase their milk supply.
Burdock is a tall plant with a sharp scent, dark leaves, and thisle; dig up and wash the roots, then chew them to a pulp and apply them to wounds to cure infection
Catmint is unmistakable, due to its sweet taste and delicious smell; use it for greencough
Chervil’s dark, spreading, and fernlike leaves and its small white flowers carry a sweet smell; use it for bellyache
Coltsfoot had dandelion-like yellow-white flowers. Chew the leaves to a pulp and feed them to cats with short breathing.
Comfrey has white, purple, or pink flowers shaped like bells, and its leaves are unusually large. A poultice made from its black roots is good for broken bones, but it can also be used to soothe wounds.
Dock is very similar to sorrel; used pulp made from its leaves to soothe scratches
Feverfew is actually more of a bush than a small plant, and its flowers resemble daisies. Eat the leaves to cool your body temperature.
Goldenrod is quite tall, with unmistakable bright yellow flowers. A poultice of the leaves is used for healing wounds
Horsetail’s bristling stems are tall, and it prefers to grow in marshy areas. The leaves make a useful poultice for infected wounds.
Juniper bushes have dark, spiky leaves and purple berries. Feed those berries to sick cats to soothe bellyaches and help with labored breathing.
Lavender is tall, with lavender (Hey, where did you think the color came from?) flowers and long, pale, grayish-green leaves. Eat it to help bring fever down.
Stinging nettle has spiny green seeds, which are eaten to help a cat who swallow poison, and a poultice of its leaves helps to lower swelling.
Tansy has a very strong smell, along with round yellow flowers. In small doses, it helps with coughing.
Thyme is good for anxiety and frayed nerves
Watermint is dark green and extremely leafy. Chew it to a pulp, then feed it to cats with bellyache.
Yarrow is easily recognized from its small white flowers, which come in bunches. Use a poultice of the leaves on wounds, and feed it to cats who have swallowed poison. It will make them sick, expelling the dangerous substance from their body.
Borage plants have blue or pink star-shaped flowers and hairy leaves. The leaves are the important part; feed them (whole or chewed) to sick cats to bring down their fever, and give it to nursing queens to increase their milk supply.
Burdock is a tall plant with a sharp scent, dark leaves, and thisle; dig up and wash the roots, then chew them to a pulp and apply them to wounds to cure infection
Catmint is unmistakable, due to its sweet taste and delicious smell; use it for greencough
Chervil’s dark, spreading, and fernlike leaves and its small white flowers carry a sweet smell; use it for bellyache
Coltsfoot had dandelion-like yellow-white flowers. Chew the leaves to a pulp and feed them to cats with short breathing.
Comfrey has white, purple, or pink flowers shaped like bells, and its leaves are unusually large. A poultice made from its black roots is good for broken bones, but it can also be used to soothe wounds.
Dock is very similar to sorrel; used pulp made from its leaves to soothe scratches
Feverfew is actually more of a bush than a small plant, and its flowers resemble daisies. Eat the leaves to cool your body temperature.
Goldenrod is quite tall, with unmistakable bright yellow flowers. A poultice of the leaves is used for healing wounds
Horsetail’s bristling stems are tall, and it prefers to grow in marshy areas. The leaves make a useful poultice for infected wounds.
Juniper bushes have dark, spiky leaves and purple berries. Feed those berries to sick cats to soothe bellyaches and help with labored breathing.
Lavender is tall, with lavender (Hey, where did you think the color came from?) flowers and long, pale, grayish-green leaves. Eat it to help bring fever down.
Stinging nettle has spiny green seeds, which are eaten to help a cat who swallow poison, and a poultice of its leaves helps to lower swelling.
Tansy has a very strong smell, along with round yellow flowers. In small doses, it helps with coughing.
Thyme is good for anxiety and frayed nerves
Watermint is dark green and extremely leafy. Chew it to a pulp, then feed it to cats with bellyache.
Yarrow is easily recognized from its small white flowers, which come in bunches. Use a poultice of the leaves on wounds, and feed it to cats who have swallowed poison. It will make them sick, expelling the dangerous substance from their body.