Herbs and Berries
▪Poppy seeds-
used to numb pain and make a cat very sleepy
▪Catmint
- For whitecough and
Greencough. Also exceptionally tasty to cats that are not
sick
▪Cobwebs -
used to stop bleeding
▪Feverfew
- used to cool
feverish cats and treat head pain
▪Borage
Leaves - used to
treat fevers and helps nursing mothers with their milk
supply
▪Marigold
- used to treat
infection and heal wounds and sores
▪Horse
Tail - used to treat
infected wounds
▪Burdock
root - used to treat
infections, especially rat bites
▪Chervil
Root - used to treat
infections
▪Wild
Garlic - rolling in
this can help to keep out infection
▪Coltsfoot-
used to treat kittencough
▪Chickweed-
used to help treat
greencough
▪Tansy
- used to treat
coughs
▪Thyme -
used to calm a cat
▪Chamomile
- used to calm a
cat
▪Dandelion
Leaves- used to calm
a cat
Juniper
Berries - used to
treat bellyache
▪Chervil-
used to treat
bellyache
▪Watermint
- used to treat
bellyache
▪Daisy
Leaves - used to
treat aching joints
▪Goldenrod-
used in a poultice to treat aching joints and stiffness; can also be
used for severe injuries.
▪Ragwort
Leaves- used
alongside juniper berries in a poultice to treat aching
joints
▪Comfrey
- used to treat
broken bones
▪Nettle
(leaves) - used to
treat swelling
▪Celandine
- used to treat
ailments of the eyes
▪Snake
Root - used to
counter poison
▪Nettle
(seeds) - used to
counter poison
▪Honey
- used to treat sore
throats
▪Mouse
bile - used to
remove ticks from a cat's coat
▪Yarrow
- used to make a cat
vomit and expel poisons from the body
Other
Plants
▪Dock
leaves - used to
make a cat's coat slippery; also can be used as a surface for
vomiting, Also for scratches.
▪Deathberries
(Yew) - of no
medicinal value; bright scarlet berries that can kill a cat if they
are not expelled quickly enough; use yarrow (called night-seeds by
the Tribe)
▪Nightshade
- of no medicinal
value; is poisonous
▪Holly
(berries) - of no
medicinal value; poisonous like deathberries