Medicine Cat Herbs

[Elena]

Alder Bark
Treats toothaches.
Borage Leaves
Help queens produce milk, treats fevers.
Broom
Speeds healing of broken bones.
Burdock Root
Used to treat infections, especially rat bites
Chamomile
Calms distressed cats, gives physical strength.
Catmint
Used to treat whitecough, blackcough, and greencough.
Celandine
Soothes eyes.
Chervil
Plant fights infections and root soothes bellyaches
Chickweed
Used to treat greencough.
Cobwebs
Used to stop bleeding
Coltsfoot
Soothes coughs and helps regulate breathing.
Comfrey
Leaves treat broken bones/sprains, bruises, and severe cuts; roots soothe coughs.
Daisy leaves
Treat aching joints.
Deathberries (Yew)
Lethal; poison.
Dock
Can be applied to scratches.
Feverfew
Treats headaches, reduces fever/chills, can be used for greencough or whitecough.
Garlic
Prevents infection when rolled in.
Goldenrod
Fights infection.
Hemlock
Eases pain of swellings and joints.
Honey
Soothes sore throats, also rare treat for kits.
Horsetail
Fights/prevents infection, sap combined with cobwebs stops bleeding.
Juniper Berries
Treats bellyaches/cramps and coughing.
Lavender
Calming effect, also treats fever.
Mallow
Relieves bellyache.
Marigold Leaves
Fights infection.
Mouse Bile
Suffocates ticks and fleas in fur.
Nettle
Seeds, when swallowed, counter poison. Leaves bring down swelling when applied to a wound.
Nightshade
Poisonous.
Dried Oak Leaf
Stops infection.
Poppy Seeds
Calm anxiety, induce sleep, numb pain.
Ragwort
Soothes aching joints when applied with juniper, gives physical strength when ingested.
Snakeroot
Counters poison.
Tansy
Cures coughs.
Thyme
Calms cats in shock.
Watermint
Treats bellyache.
Yarrow
Softens and soothes cracked pads. Causes vomiting when swallowed.