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[attr="class","arrgenMAINTITLE"]Medicine Cat Guide
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[attr="class","arrgenMAINTEXT"]This thread contains everything a member needs to perfectly play a medicine cat role on FTA. Within this thread is a simple outline of what a medicine cat's role is in a clan, the medicine cat code, and various herbs/poisons and where they can be found. A more comprehensive break down of herb care and storage, common ailments and their treatments, medicine cat expectations, etc. can be found in this guide entitled Everything a Medicine Cat Needs to Know. Full credit for everything found in this thread goes to Thepalecat of DeviantArt.
[attr="class","arrgenSUBTITLE"]Medicine Cat Role & Responsibilities
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[attr="class","arrgenMAINTEXT"]1. Knowledge of all herbs, and storing a supply of them in their den
2. Tending all wounded and sick cats
3. Assisting queens while they are pregnant, kitting, or nursing
4. Checking up on the health of the Clan cats, daily, especially queens, kits, and elders
5. Traveling to the Moonstone/Moonpool every half-moon to speak and gain knowledge with StarClan.
6. Interpreting prophecies and omens and sharing them with the Clans leader
7. When the Clan leader passes away, the medicine cat will accompany the deputy to the Moonstone/Moonpool so they can be established as the next Clans leader
8. Educate an apprentice as the Clans next medicine cat
9. Visiting the Moonstone/Moonpool to speak with StarClan when a catastrophe breaks out
2. Tending all wounded and sick cats
3. Assisting queens while they are pregnant, kitting, or nursing
4. Checking up on the health of the Clan cats, daily, especially queens, kits, and elders
5. Traveling to the Moonstone/Moonpool every half-moon to speak and gain knowledge with StarClan.
6. Interpreting prophecies and omens and sharing them with the Clans leader
7. When the Clan leader passes away, the medicine cat will accompany the deputy to the Moonstone/Moonpool so they can be established as the next Clans leader
8. Educate an apprentice as the Clans next medicine cat
9. Visiting the Moonstone/Moonpool to speak with StarClan when a catastrophe breaks out
[attr="class","arrgenSUBTITLE"]Medicine Cat Code
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[attr="class","arrgenMAINTEXT"]1. A medicine cat cannot take on a mate.
2. A medicine cat cannot have kits.
3. A medicine cat will never let personal feelings in the way of his or her duties.
4. Medicine cats are outside clan, clan rivalry, and borders when traveling to the Moon Stone or collecting herbs.
5. A medicine cat may be trained in as a warrior before a medicine cat, but a medicine cat cannot become a normal warrior without violating this code.
6. Medicine cats are outside clan rivalries, but they still must learn basic fighting moves.
7. A medicine cat must be able to interpret signs from StarClan, and must share those signs with their leader to help them guide their clan. They also are permitted to share their signs with other medicine cats where they see fit.
8. Medicine cats cannot reject an injured cat.
9. A medicine cat must do everything in his or her power to save a sick or injured cat.
10. A medicine cat will do anything in their power to save a cat.
2. A medicine cat cannot have kits.
3. A medicine cat will never let personal feelings in the way of his or her duties.
4. Medicine cats are outside clan, clan rivalry, and borders when traveling to the Moon Stone or collecting herbs.
5. A medicine cat may be trained in as a warrior before a medicine cat, but a medicine cat cannot become a normal warrior without violating this code.
6. Medicine cats are outside clan rivalries, but they still must learn basic fighting moves.
7. A medicine cat must be able to interpret signs from StarClan, and must share those signs with their leader to help them guide their clan. They also are permitted to share their signs with other medicine cats where they see fit.
8. Medicine cats cannot reject an injured cat.
9. A medicine cat must do everything in his or her power to save a sick or injured cat.
10. A medicine cat will do anything in their power to save a cat.
[attr="class","arrgenSUBTITLE"]Herb List
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[attr="class","arrgenMAINTEXT"] Alder bark - Used to treat toothaches
Usage: Chew on it
Time of growth: All year round. Ideal to collect during new-leaf
Location: Mainly boggy, wet terrains
Beech leaves - Used by medicine cats to carry their herbs around
Usage: To carry items
Time of growth: During the middle of new-leaf
Location: Grown anywhere that is not wet
Bindweed - Helps mend broken bones
Usage: Fasten with sticks to a broken leg to help keep in place
Time of growth: Late green-leaf/early leaf-fall
Location: Almost anywhere
Blackberry leaves - Soothes bee stings
Usage: Leaves are chewed into a pulp and applied to the bee sting
Time of growth: All year round. Ideal to collect in mid green-leaf
Location: Almost anywhere
Borage leaves - Produces more and better milk; also helps treat fevers, stomachaches, and relieves tight chests
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: Mid green-leaf
Location: Forest
Bright-eye - Helps cure coughs
Usage: Made into a poultice
Time of growth: Unknown
Location: Sunny areas
Broom: Used to make poultices for broken legs and wounds
Usage: Made into a poultice
Time of growth: All year round. Ideal to be collected throughout green-leaf
Location: Forest
Burdock root - Treats scratches and rat bites
Usage: The roots are chewed into a poultice
Time of growth: All year round. Ideal to be collected throughout new-leaf
Location: Dry areas
Burnet (Traveling herb) - Gives a cat strength; very good for queens who are about to give birth
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: All throughout green-leaf. Ideal to be collected at the end of green-leaf
Location: Mainly in dry, grassy meadows
Catchweed - The burrs are applied on top of poultices
Usage: Stops poultices from being rubbed off
Time of growth: Unknown
Location: Hedges and other low, shrubby vegetation
Catmint - Best remedy for greencough; also used for whitecough; dangerous in high doses
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: All throughout green-leaf
Location: Mainly found in Twoleg gardens
Celandine - Soothes damaged eyes
Usage: Juice is trickled into eye
Time of growth: All throughout green-leaf
Location: Forests; can be found near water sources
Chamomile (Traveling herb) - Strengthens the heart and soothes the mind; can also be given to traveling cats for strength
Usage: Eaten
Time of growth: Mid green-leaf/late green-leaf
Location: Twoleg gardens
Chervil - Treats infected wounds and stomachache; also used to help a Queen during kitting
Usage: Chew to extract the juice from the leaves or root
Time of growth: Late green-leaf/early leaf-fall
Location: Dry areas are one of the best places to find this herb but, forests are also common
Chickweed - Treats greencough
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: Mid green-leaf
Location: Forests
Cobnuts - Made into ointments; also helpful for attracting prey
Usage: Unknown
Time of growth: All throughout new-leaf
Location: Near hazel trees that grow in sunny areas
Cobweb - These are wrapped around wounds to absorb blood; also used to bind broken bones
Usage: Press over wound
Location: Anywhere
Coltsfoot - Fed to cats with trouble with breathing or kitten-cough; also be used to soothe cracked or sore paw pads; works well for scratches; the stems can be used for herbal remedies
Usage: Chew into pulp
Time of growth: Late leaf-bare/early new-leaf
Location: Wet areas
Comfrey leaves - Can be used to help cough attacks. When mixed with tansy it can be a soothing remedy for asthma attacks; consuming it can help soothe broken bone and or wrenched leg pain/claw pain
Usage: Chewed into a paste
Time of growth: All throughout green-leaf
Location: Damp, grassy areas
Comfrey root - This herb is a life saver, it has multiple uses: repairs broken bones; soothes wounds; helps wrenched claws; itching; inflammation of stiff joints; stiffness on wrenched shoulders; and soothes burns.
Usage: Roots are chewed into a poultice. Can also be lined in ones nest
Time of growth: All throughout green-leaf
Location: Damp, grassy area
Daisy leaf (Traveling herb) - Eases pain of stiff joints, and soothes sprains
Usage: Chew into a poultice and fasten on with cobwebs to help ease joint pains. Eat to soothe sprains. Can be mixed with tansy
Time of growth: All throughout new-leaf and green-leaf
Location: Anywhere
Dandelions - Soothes and heals bee stings; can be mixed with borage for a fever remedy
Usage: The white liquid is applied to the stinging area. The leaves may also be chewed to act as a painkiller
Time of growth: All year round
Location: Anywhere; more commonly found in meadows and fields
Dock - Soothes scratches; It is known to sting when being applied; Soothes sore paw pads and also eases the pain of wounds; also used to vomit on
Usage: Chewed up and applied to scratches. Place in nest to ease the pain of wounds
Time of growth: Green-leaf through early leaf-fall
Location: It is able to be found anywhere; though grassy areas are an ideal place to collect them
Elder leaves - Soothes sprains; may also be consumed to help ease pain
Usage: Chewed into a poultice and is applied to the desired area. Eat to ease pain
Time of growth: Mid green-leaf
Location: Forests
Fennel - Helps ease pain in hips, such as during a kitting. It is also useful for washing out poison
Usage: The stalks are broken and the inner juice is squeezed out into the patients mouth. Squeeze the juice onto the poisoned area
Time of growth: Mid green-leaf
Location: Dry soil near sea/coast and on riverbanks
Fern fronds - Not necessarily a herb, but it can be used to cover herbs to help keep them fresh
Time of growth: Mid green-leaf
Location: Forests
Feverfew - Reduces body temperature mainly for cats with fevers or chills. May also be used for aches and pains, especially good for headaches
Usage: Eaten
Time of growth: Mid green-leaf
Location: Riverbanks
Goat weed - Given to cats who have anxiety or are experiencing grief; use daily until the symptoms stop
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: New-leaf
Location: Damp areas
Goldenrod - Heals wounds
Usage: Chewed into a poultice and applied to the wound
Time of growth: Mid green-leaf
Location: Moors
Hawkweed - Helps cure greencough; but not as strong as catmint
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: All throughout green-leaf
Location: Moors
Heather nectar - Allows the patient to swallow herbs easier and helps sweeten the flavour
Usage: Extract the juices from the flower and add to mixtures
Time of growth: Early green-leaf throughout early leaf-fall
Location: Shady areas
Honey - Soothes infections, smoke-damage and or sore throats; helps swallow other concoctions; soothes coughing, and gives energy
Usage: Eaten or given moss soaked in it
Location: Found in honeycombs or bees nests up in trees
Horsetail - Treats infections and minor bleeding
Usage: Chewed into a poultice and applied to wounds; squeeze the sap from the stems onto the desired area to prevent infection
Time of growth: New-leaf through early green-leaf
Location:Marshy areas
Ivy leaf - ShadowClan cats use this leaf to help store other herbs
Time of growth: All year round
Location: Forests
Juniper berries - Soothes stomachaches, gives strength and helps with heavy breathing; can also be used to help calm down a cat from shock or distress; make sure to only take in small doses
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: Leaf-fall
Location: Anywhere that is not wet
Lambs ear - Gives a cat strength
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: Unknown
Location: Commonly found in the mountains
Lavender - Cures fevers and chills; also hides the scent of death
Usage: Place under patients nose and is to be inhaled constantly. Rub on an animals body to hide the scent of death
Time of growth: Green-leaf
Location: Twoleg gardens; may also be found in sunny spots with sandy or gravelly soil
Lungwort - Cures yellowcough
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: Unknown
Location: Moors; also found in shady, moist areas
Mallow leaves - Calms stomachaches
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: All throughout green-leaf
Location: Best found near shorelines; best collected at sunhigh when they are dry
Marigold - Stops infections; stops bleeding. Use for inflammation of stiff joints; also used to treat flea bites
Usage: The petals or leaves are chewed into a poultice, or can be rubbed on wounds. The juice can be used as well
Time of growth: All throughout green-leaf. They are able to grow during leaf-bare, but only if it's mild
Location: Near water
Mint - Hides the scent of death; can also help prevent fleas
Usage: Rubbed on dead body. Rub on the cats body to get rid of fleas, or put it in ones nest
Time of growth: Late green-leaf
Location: Twoleg gardens and in forests
Mouse bile - Use to kill ticks found in cats pelts
Usage: The liquid is stored in moss and dabbed onto ticks embedded in ones pelt
Location: Can be found anywhere there are mice present
Oak leaf - Stops infections
Usage: Store the leaves in a dry area until the time of usage. They are chewed into a thick poultice and spread onto the wound
Time of growth: All year round; ideally they are best collected in leaf-fall
Location: Forests
Parsley - Stops a Queen from producing milk. One leaf is taken each day until the milk stops; may also be used to soothe stomachaches
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: All throughout green-leaf
Location: Grows best in moist, well-drained soil, with full of sun; twoleg gardens are also an option
Poppy seeds - Puts cat to sleep; soothes shock or distress and eases pain; do not feed to nursing Queens
Usage: Chew on
Time of growth: The flower will grow from late new-leaf to mid green-leaf, and the seeds will soon be ripe a little after the flower blooms
Location: Anywhere that there are poppy flowers
Ragwort leaves - Treats aching joints and gives a cat strength
Usage: Crushed and chewed
Time of growth: All year round, though it's ideal to be collected mid green-leaf through late green-leaf
Location: Anywhere, especially areas that are cool and wet
Raspberry leaves - Used to help stop bleeding during kitting; also works as a painkiller
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: All year around, though it is ideal to be collected late new-leaf throughout early green-leaf
Location: Twoleg gardens or forests
Rosemary - This plant helps hide the scent of death to prepare for vigil and later the burial
Usage: Rub on dead cats pelt
Time of growth: Mid new-leaf throughout late new-leaf; it will sometimes grow in late green-leaf
Location: Twoleg gardens and forests
Rush - Use to bind broken bones
Usage: Unknown
Time of growth: Mid green-leaf throughout early leaf-fall
Location: Damp areas
Sorrel (Traveling herb) - Given to cats who don't have an appetite
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: All year round; is ideal to be collected in late new-leaf
Location: Twoleg gardens
Sticks - Recommended for Queens who are giving birth; also used for dislocated bones and help mend broken bones
Usage: Patients will bite on the stick when in pain. Fasten sticks with a poultice to help keep broken bone in place
Location: Anywhere there are trees
Stinging nettle - Induces vomiting, and brings down swelling; can be mixed with comfrey to help heal broken bones; helpful with wounds and infections; the leaves can be used to carry herbs
Usage: The seeds are eaten by a cat who swallowed poison and the leaves can be chewed into a poultice for wounds; chewing on the stems soothe infections
Time of growth: Early green-leaf
Location: Forests
Sweet-Sedge - Eases infection
Usage: Swallow the sap
Time of growth: all year
Location: Grows throughout leaf-bare; mostly common near riverbanks
Tansy - Cures cough; could be used to cure wounds and extract poison; stops cats from catching greencough; soothes sore throats and wretched legs; may be used to hide a cats scent.
Usage: Eat, but only in small doses as it is very strong; rub on cats pelt to hide their scent; crush the leaves and apply to wrenched legs
Time of growth: Mid green-leaf through late green-leaf
Location: Twoleg gardens and forests
Tormentil root - Its root is good for treating wounds and extracting poisons
Usage: Chewed up and put on the patients wound
Time of growth: Early green-leaf throughout mid green-leaf
Location: Twoleg gardens or wherever it is cool or cold
Thyme - Calms a cat whos nervous, anxious, or in shock
Usage: Chew on the leaves
Time of growth: Early green-leaf
Location: Hot, sunny areas
Watermint - Soothes stomachaches; can also be used to hide the scent of death
Usage: Chew into a pulp and then eat; rub onto dead cats pelt
Time of growth: New-leaf and green-leaf
Location: Commonly found in streams or damp soil
Wild garlic - Prevents infection, especially rat bites; also useful for disguising a cats scent
Usage: Roll in it
Location: Forests
Willow bark - Eases pain
Usage: Chew on bark
Location: Twoleg nests and water sources
Willow leaves- Stops vomiting and calms upset stomachs
Usage: Chewed into a pulp then eaten
Location: Willow trees; water sources
Wintergreen - Treats wounds and some poisons
Usage: Chewed or used in poultice
Location: Oak-pine forests and sandy habitats
Yarrow - Extracts poison from wounds; will make a cat vomit up toxins; helps soothe mild coughs and stomachaches; will also soften and heal cracked or sore paw pads
Usage: The leaves are chewed into a poultice and applied to the wound; chew into a pulp and then eat for coughs; make into an ointment and apply to cracked or sore paw pads; eat a couple of leaves to calm stomachaches
Location: Dry, rocky territories
Traveling herbs:
Burnet
Chamomile
Daisy Leaves
Sorrel
Usage: Chew on it
Time of growth: All year round. Ideal to collect during new-leaf
Location: Mainly boggy, wet terrains
Beech leaves - Used by medicine cats to carry their herbs around
Usage: To carry items
Time of growth: During the middle of new-leaf
Location: Grown anywhere that is not wet
Bindweed - Helps mend broken bones
Usage: Fasten with sticks to a broken leg to help keep in place
Time of growth: Late green-leaf/early leaf-fall
Location: Almost anywhere
Blackberry leaves - Soothes bee stings
Usage: Leaves are chewed into a pulp and applied to the bee sting
Time of growth: All year round. Ideal to collect in mid green-leaf
Location: Almost anywhere
Borage leaves - Produces more and better milk; also helps treat fevers, stomachaches, and relieves tight chests
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: Mid green-leaf
Location: Forest
Bright-eye - Helps cure coughs
Usage: Made into a poultice
Time of growth: Unknown
Location: Sunny areas
Broom: Used to make poultices for broken legs and wounds
Usage: Made into a poultice
Time of growth: All year round. Ideal to be collected throughout green-leaf
Location: Forest
Burdock root - Treats scratches and rat bites
Usage: The roots are chewed into a poultice
Time of growth: All year round. Ideal to be collected throughout new-leaf
Location: Dry areas
Burnet (Traveling herb) - Gives a cat strength; very good for queens who are about to give birth
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: All throughout green-leaf. Ideal to be collected at the end of green-leaf
Location: Mainly in dry, grassy meadows
Catchweed - The burrs are applied on top of poultices
Usage: Stops poultices from being rubbed off
Time of growth: Unknown
Location: Hedges and other low, shrubby vegetation
Catmint - Best remedy for greencough; also used for whitecough; dangerous in high doses
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: All throughout green-leaf
Location: Mainly found in Twoleg gardens
Celandine - Soothes damaged eyes
Usage: Juice is trickled into eye
Time of growth: All throughout green-leaf
Location: Forests; can be found near water sources
Chamomile (Traveling herb) - Strengthens the heart and soothes the mind; can also be given to traveling cats for strength
Usage: Eaten
Time of growth: Mid green-leaf/late green-leaf
Location: Twoleg gardens
Chervil - Treats infected wounds and stomachache; also used to help a Queen during kitting
Usage: Chew to extract the juice from the leaves or root
Time of growth: Late green-leaf/early leaf-fall
Location: Dry areas are one of the best places to find this herb but, forests are also common
Chickweed - Treats greencough
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: Mid green-leaf
Location: Forests
Cobnuts - Made into ointments; also helpful for attracting prey
Usage: Unknown
Time of growth: All throughout new-leaf
Location: Near hazel trees that grow in sunny areas
Cobweb - These are wrapped around wounds to absorb blood; also used to bind broken bones
Usage: Press over wound
Location: Anywhere
Coltsfoot - Fed to cats with trouble with breathing or kitten-cough; also be used to soothe cracked or sore paw pads; works well for scratches; the stems can be used for herbal remedies
Usage: Chew into pulp
Time of growth: Late leaf-bare/early new-leaf
Location: Wet areas
Comfrey leaves - Can be used to help cough attacks. When mixed with tansy it can be a soothing remedy for asthma attacks; consuming it can help soothe broken bone and or wrenched leg pain/claw pain
Usage: Chewed into a paste
Time of growth: All throughout green-leaf
Location: Damp, grassy areas
Comfrey root - This herb is a life saver, it has multiple uses: repairs broken bones; soothes wounds; helps wrenched claws; itching; inflammation of stiff joints; stiffness on wrenched shoulders; and soothes burns.
Usage: Roots are chewed into a poultice. Can also be lined in ones nest
Time of growth: All throughout green-leaf
Location: Damp, grassy area
Daisy leaf (Traveling herb) - Eases pain of stiff joints, and soothes sprains
Usage: Chew into a poultice and fasten on with cobwebs to help ease joint pains. Eat to soothe sprains. Can be mixed with tansy
Time of growth: All throughout new-leaf and green-leaf
Location: Anywhere
Dandelions - Soothes and heals bee stings; can be mixed with borage for a fever remedy
Usage: The white liquid is applied to the stinging area. The leaves may also be chewed to act as a painkiller
Time of growth: All year round
Location: Anywhere; more commonly found in meadows and fields
Dock - Soothes scratches; It is known to sting when being applied; Soothes sore paw pads and also eases the pain of wounds; also used to vomit on
Usage: Chewed up and applied to scratches. Place in nest to ease the pain of wounds
Time of growth: Green-leaf through early leaf-fall
Location: It is able to be found anywhere; though grassy areas are an ideal place to collect them
Elder leaves - Soothes sprains; may also be consumed to help ease pain
Usage: Chewed into a poultice and is applied to the desired area. Eat to ease pain
Time of growth: Mid green-leaf
Location: Forests
Fennel - Helps ease pain in hips, such as during a kitting. It is also useful for washing out poison
Usage: The stalks are broken and the inner juice is squeezed out into the patients mouth. Squeeze the juice onto the poisoned area
Time of growth: Mid green-leaf
Location: Dry soil near sea/coast and on riverbanks
Fern fronds - Not necessarily a herb, but it can be used to cover herbs to help keep them fresh
Time of growth: Mid green-leaf
Location: Forests
Feverfew - Reduces body temperature mainly for cats with fevers or chills. May also be used for aches and pains, especially good for headaches
Usage: Eaten
Time of growth: Mid green-leaf
Location: Riverbanks
Goat weed - Given to cats who have anxiety or are experiencing grief; use daily until the symptoms stop
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: New-leaf
Location: Damp areas
Goldenrod - Heals wounds
Usage: Chewed into a poultice and applied to the wound
Time of growth: Mid green-leaf
Location: Moors
Hawkweed - Helps cure greencough; but not as strong as catmint
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: All throughout green-leaf
Location: Moors
Heather nectar - Allows the patient to swallow herbs easier and helps sweeten the flavour
Usage: Extract the juices from the flower and add to mixtures
Time of growth: Early green-leaf throughout early leaf-fall
Location: Shady areas
Honey - Soothes infections, smoke-damage and or sore throats; helps swallow other concoctions; soothes coughing, and gives energy
Usage: Eaten or given moss soaked in it
Location: Found in honeycombs or bees nests up in trees
Horsetail - Treats infections and minor bleeding
Usage: Chewed into a poultice and applied to wounds; squeeze the sap from the stems onto the desired area to prevent infection
Time of growth: New-leaf through early green-leaf
Location:Marshy areas
Ivy leaf - ShadowClan cats use this leaf to help store other herbs
Time of growth: All year round
Location: Forests
Juniper berries - Soothes stomachaches, gives strength and helps with heavy breathing; can also be used to help calm down a cat from shock or distress; make sure to only take in small doses
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: Leaf-fall
Location: Anywhere that is not wet
Lambs ear - Gives a cat strength
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: Unknown
Location: Commonly found in the mountains
Lavender - Cures fevers and chills; also hides the scent of death
Usage: Place under patients nose and is to be inhaled constantly. Rub on an animals body to hide the scent of death
Time of growth: Green-leaf
Location: Twoleg gardens; may also be found in sunny spots with sandy or gravelly soil
Lungwort - Cures yellowcough
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: Unknown
Location: Moors; also found in shady, moist areas
Mallow leaves - Calms stomachaches
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: All throughout green-leaf
Location: Best found near shorelines; best collected at sunhigh when they are dry
Marigold - Stops infections; stops bleeding. Use for inflammation of stiff joints; also used to treat flea bites
Usage: The petals or leaves are chewed into a poultice, or can be rubbed on wounds. The juice can be used as well
Time of growth: All throughout green-leaf. They are able to grow during leaf-bare, but only if it's mild
Location: Near water
Mint - Hides the scent of death; can also help prevent fleas
Usage: Rubbed on dead body. Rub on the cats body to get rid of fleas, or put it in ones nest
Time of growth: Late green-leaf
Location: Twoleg gardens and in forests
Mouse bile - Use to kill ticks found in cats pelts
Usage: The liquid is stored in moss and dabbed onto ticks embedded in ones pelt
Location: Can be found anywhere there are mice present
Oak leaf - Stops infections
Usage: Store the leaves in a dry area until the time of usage. They are chewed into a thick poultice and spread onto the wound
Time of growth: All year round; ideally they are best collected in leaf-fall
Location: Forests
Parsley - Stops a Queen from producing milk. One leaf is taken each day until the milk stops; may also be used to soothe stomachaches
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: All throughout green-leaf
Location: Grows best in moist, well-drained soil, with full of sun; twoleg gardens are also an option
Poppy seeds - Puts cat to sleep; soothes shock or distress and eases pain; do not feed to nursing Queens
Usage: Chew on
Time of growth: The flower will grow from late new-leaf to mid green-leaf, and the seeds will soon be ripe a little after the flower blooms
Location: Anywhere that there are poppy flowers
Ragwort leaves - Treats aching joints and gives a cat strength
Usage: Crushed and chewed
Time of growth: All year round, though it's ideal to be collected mid green-leaf through late green-leaf
Location: Anywhere, especially areas that are cool and wet
Raspberry leaves - Used to help stop bleeding during kitting; also works as a painkiller
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: All year around, though it is ideal to be collected late new-leaf throughout early green-leaf
Location: Twoleg gardens or forests
Rosemary - This plant helps hide the scent of death to prepare for vigil and later the burial
Usage: Rub on dead cats pelt
Time of growth: Mid new-leaf throughout late new-leaf; it will sometimes grow in late green-leaf
Location: Twoleg gardens and forests
Rush - Use to bind broken bones
Usage: Unknown
Time of growth: Mid green-leaf throughout early leaf-fall
Location: Damp areas
Sorrel (Traveling herb) - Given to cats who don't have an appetite
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: All year round; is ideal to be collected in late new-leaf
Location: Twoleg gardens
Sticks - Recommended for Queens who are giving birth; also used for dislocated bones and help mend broken bones
Usage: Patients will bite on the stick when in pain. Fasten sticks with a poultice to help keep broken bone in place
Location: Anywhere there are trees
Stinging nettle - Induces vomiting, and brings down swelling; can be mixed with comfrey to help heal broken bones; helpful with wounds and infections; the leaves can be used to carry herbs
Usage: The seeds are eaten by a cat who swallowed poison and the leaves can be chewed into a poultice for wounds; chewing on the stems soothe infections
Time of growth: Early green-leaf
Location: Forests
Sweet-Sedge - Eases infection
Usage: Swallow the sap
Time of growth: all year
Location: Grows throughout leaf-bare; mostly common near riverbanks
Tansy - Cures cough; could be used to cure wounds and extract poison; stops cats from catching greencough; soothes sore throats and wretched legs; may be used to hide a cats scent.
Usage: Eat, but only in small doses as it is very strong; rub on cats pelt to hide their scent; crush the leaves and apply to wrenched legs
Time of growth: Mid green-leaf through late green-leaf
Location: Twoleg gardens and forests
Tormentil root - Its root is good for treating wounds and extracting poisons
Usage: Chewed up and put on the patients wound
Time of growth: Early green-leaf throughout mid green-leaf
Location: Twoleg gardens or wherever it is cool or cold
Thyme - Calms a cat whos nervous, anxious, or in shock
Usage: Chew on the leaves
Time of growth: Early green-leaf
Location: Hot, sunny areas
Watermint - Soothes stomachaches; can also be used to hide the scent of death
Usage: Chew into a pulp and then eat; rub onto dead cats pelt
Time of growth: New-leaf and green-leaf
Location: Commonly found in streams or damp soil
Wild garlic - Prevents infection, especially rat bites; also useful for disguising a cats scent
Usage: Roll in it
Location: Forests
Willow bark - Eases pain
Usage: Chew on bark
Location: Twoleg nests and water sources
Willow leaves- Stops vomiting and calms upset stomachs
Usage: Chewed into a pulp then eaten
Location: Willow trees; water sources
Wintergreen - Treats wounds and some poisons
Usage: Chewed or used in poultice
Location: Oak-pine forests and sandy habitats
Yarrow - Extracts poison from wounds; will make a cat vomit up toxins; helps soothe mild coughs and stomachaches; will also soften and heal cracked or sore paw pads
Usage: The leaves are chewed into a poultice and applied to the wound; chew into a pulp and then eat for coughs; make into an ointment and apply to cracked or sore paw pads; eat a couple of leaves to calm stomachaches
Location: Dry, rocky territories
Traveling herbs:
Burnet
Chamomile
Daisy Leaves
Sorrel
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[attr="class","arrgenMAINTEXT"]Aloe vera - Not mentioned in the books, but a lot of role players use this plant without even knowing the dangers it causes to cats. It has a mild to moderate toxic effect on the cat. It causes vomiting, diarrhea, and change in urine colour
Usage: Eat/plastered on
Location: Twoleg gardens
Deadly nightshade - One of the most toxic herbs, it can even kill a full grown Twoleg. Used to kill a cat who cannot be saved
Usage: Eat
Location: Moist, shady areas
Deathberries - Kills a cat in a matter of minutes. Victims who eat this will start to foam at the mouth
Usage: Eat
Location: Commonly in forests, but can be found in small ravines
Holly berries - These aren’t as necessarily dangerous as deathberries, but they can be deadly if enough is consumed. The leaves and berries are toxic, but the flower isn’t.
Usage: Eat
Location: Forests
Foxglove seeds - They can be used to strengthen the heart but have more of a chance of causing paralysis and heart failure. They are also commonly mistaken for poppy seeds
Usage: Eat
Location: Anywhere
Water hemlock - The most poisonous plant in the forest, and is sometimes mistaken for parsley. It causes writhing, pain, and foaming at the mouth
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: Mid green-leaf
Location: Wet, marshy areas
Usage: Eat/plastered on
Location: Twoleg gardens
Deadly nightshade - One of the most toxic herbs, it can even kill a full grown Twoleg. Used to kill a cat who cannot be saved
Usage: Eat
Location: Moist, shady areas
Deathberries - Kills a cat in a matter of minutes. Victims who eat this will start to foam at the mouth
Usage: Eat
Location: Commonly in forests, but can be found in small ravines
Holly berries - These aren’t as necessarily dangerous as deathberries, but they can be deadly if enough is consumed. The leaves and berries are toxic, but the flower isn’t.
Usage: Eat
Location: Forests
Foxglove seeds - They can be used to strengthen the heart but have more of a chance of causing paralysis and heart failure. They are also commonly mistaken for poppy seeds
Usage: Eat
Location: Anywhere
Water hemlock - The most poisonous plant in the forest, and is sometimes mistaken for parsley. It causes writhing, pain, and foaming at the mouth
Usage: Eat
Time of growth: Mid green-leaf
Location: Wet, marshy areas