( I S I S ' S guide to healing herbs )

>>Aniseed,

Plant with small white flowers clustered on top. Used to soothe coughing, and help sleep. Given to Queens to help produce milk. Can improve appetite, and get rid of nausea. Also used to relieve headaches.

>>Basaran,

Small grayish shrub with branches. Mostly it is used for stomach aches, but inhaled leaves relieve cold congestion

>>Basil,

Plant with large oval shaped leaves. Helps to bring down stress and improve memory. Can be used to treat fevers and internal parasites. Treats pain in arthritis, and can be rubbed on bug bites to reduce itching.

>>Bitter Aloes,

Plant with long, spiky dark green stems. Used to help with stomach pains, as well as commonly put on sore paws.

>>Black Seed,

Small black seeds found in blue and white star shaped flowers. Helps keep up health, and can be used to help Queens produce milk. Can also fight of parasites.

>>Black Mustard,

Long stem plant with small, fuzzy yellow flowers. Helps improve blood flow, and can relieve sore muscles. Also helps with tooth aches, and stomach pains. Often given to Elders.

>>Black Nightshade,

Plant with long, pointy leaves, tiny white flowers and black buries. Juice can be used to treat fevers and heal pain. Caution must be used, as berries are poisonous.

>>Calindula Flower,

Bright orange flower that looks like a sun. Used to help sweat out fevers. Can also heal burns, bruises, cuts, and minor infections faster. Will decrease inflammation of spraints and stings.

>>Caraway,

Plant with long stems and tiny white flowers clustered on top. Used to help heal kits ailments, and improve appetite. Excellent go-to for all kit-related illnesses.

>>Carob Tree,

Tree with lots of oval shaped leaves, and bean-like fruit. Used to help disguise taste of other herbs. Can be used to help with cough.

>>Cassia-Pod,

Extremely long dark brown pod with small brown seeds. Helps treat blurred vision, nausea, and vomitting. Can be used as a method of ridding a female of her kittens while pregnant.

>>Celery,

Plant with long sprouts of green. Used to help aid with sleep, and can be eaten to improve joints. Often given to Elders who ache a lot.

>>Chamomile,

A small, white flower with a large, yellow center. Is eaten by cats to help strengthen the heart and soothe the mind. Is also given to traveling cats for strength.

>>Cilantro,

Green herb with frilly leaves. Used to calm down a cat (like a sedative) and help relieve pain and lessen fevers. Can be taken to improve the immunity systems of sick cats.

>>Cinnamon,

Brown sticks that roll inward. Used to help relieve nausea and vomitting.

>>Colocynth,

Small melon with yellow stripe. Colocynth was used as an ingredient for laxatives, as well as a means to abortion. It was also used to treat parasitic worms, as well as  used  a method of treating snake bites and scorpion stings.

>>Cumin,

Plant with long stems and a cluster of small purple or white flowers. Helps aide in properly digesting food. Can also help in producing milk for Queens.

>>Dill,

Plant with long stringly leaves. Can help with sleep, as well as build up bones and teeth of kittens.

>>Egyptian Loofah,

Small, hard plant usually in a circular shape. Reduces swelling and can remove toxins.

>>Fennel,

Thin, spiky leaves. The stalks are broken and juice is squeezed into the cat's mouth to help soothe pain in the hips. Can also help improve milk flow in Queens.

>>Fenugreek, 

Plant with three leaves, looks like a clover. Helps aide in sore throats, as well as fevers. Can also be used to help Queens produce milk. Can be mashed and used to help soothe sore muscles.

>>Garlic,

Small white bulb buried in grown. Helps prevent strokes and heart attacks.

>>Harmala,

Small white flower with yellow springs. Used to help reduce fever, and calm anxious cats.

>>Henna,

Plant with sleek green leaves. Used to calm upset cats. Can also be used as a way to help ease pain of burnt skin.

>>Hibiscus,

Flower with overlapping petals. Used to calm cats and help to ease stomach pains.

>>Khella,

Plant with bushels of white flowers in dome shapes. Used to help with breathing. Can also help with improving heart condition.

>>Licorice,

Plant with fuzzy pale green leaves. Used to help with cough, as well as relieve stomach pain.

>>Meadow Saffron,

Purple flower with thin petals. Used to help treat fever.

>>Marjoram,

Plant with green leaves and purple flowers. Helps ease stomach pains and cramps (excellet to give to cats during Kitting) as well as  fighting infection. Helps with muscle spasms, fevers, and body aches.

>>Parsley,

A long-stemmed plant with ragged-edged crinkly leaves, sharp scent, tastes cold and fresh, tastes the same fresh or dried. Eaten by queens to help stop producing milk if her kits die, don't need milk anymore, or are producing too much milk. Also used to cure bellyache.

>>Peppermint,

Plant with small spiky green leaves. Used to help heal cough, and sooth throat. Also helps with headaches, and boher body pains. Can also improve energy.

>>Rosemary,

Plant with thin sprigs. Used to help inflammation, as well as help to ease pain and heal wounds.

>>Safflower,

Plant with spiky orange flowers. Used to calm cats and ease fevers in kittens. 

>>Sage,

Plant with thin green leaves. Helps relax throat and heal mouth ailments.

>>Sesame Seed,

Small plant with white bell shaped flowers. Used to treat dizziness and poor vision.

>>Tamarind,

Orange-brown pod. Used to flush out toxins from a cat when eaten in small amounts.

>>Thyme,

Small, delicate, thick, sticky leaves with a fresh tang. Leaves can be chewed on to help calm nervousness, anxiety, and cats who are in shock.

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>>Alder Bark,

Bark of an Alder tree. Used for toothaches, and makes the pain go away

>>Blackberry Leaves,

Leaves from the prickly blackberry bush. These leaves are chewed into a pulp to help ease the swelling of bee stings. Found almost anywhere, because of their hardy nature

>>Borage Leaves,

Easily distinguished by it's small blue or pink star-shaped flowers and hairy leaves. Is chewed and eaten by nursing queens to produce more and better milk. Is also used to bring down fevers

>>Burdock Root,

Tall-stemmed thistle with a sharp smell and dark leaves. The roots are dug up, the soil is washed off, and is then chewed into a pulp. Lessens and heals the pain of infected bite wounds, especially rat bites and snake bites.

>>Catchweed,

A plant with fuzzy green balls on long stems. The burrs are put on the pelt where poultices are to help stop poultices from being rubbed off without hurting the skin. Isn't used very often in Medicine Cat practices, but can be useful to a cat who won't keep still.

>>Catmint/Catnip, 

A leafy, delicious-smelling plant. Is the best remedy for the deadly greencough, which kits and elders commonly catch in the season of Leaf Bare. Can also be used for whitecough. Is chewed and eaten by the sick cat.

>>Celadine,

Yellow flower with four petals. The juice is trickled into damaged eyes, helping soothe the pain

>>Chervil,

A sweet-smelling plant with large, spreading, fernlike leaves and small white flowers. The juice of the leaves can be used for infected wounds, and chewing the roots help with bellyache. Can be used during kitting.

>>Cobweb,

Long, thin, shiny strands spun into a web by spiders. Very common in every territory. Just be careful not to bring a spider back with it! Is pressed over a wound to soak up and stop (or slow) the bleeding. May also be used to bind broken bones

>>Coltsfoot,

A flowering plant with yellow or white flowers that resemble dandelions. Grows best in Newleaf. The leaves are chewed into a pulp to help ease breathing or kitten-cough, as well as cracked or sore paw pads.

>>Comfrey,

The plant has large leaves, small bell-shaped flowers which are pink, white, or purple, and fat black roots. Has a tangy smell. The roots are chewed into a poultice to help repair broken bones or soothe wounds. Also used for wrenched claws, itching, or for inflammation on stiff joints.

>>Daisy Leaf,

Thick dark-green oval shaped leaves. Is chewed into a paste to ease the pain of aching joints. Is also used as a traveling herb.

>>FeverFew,

Small bush with flowers resembling daisies. Has a sharp tangy smell and small soft leaves. Is eaten to reduce body temperature for cats with fever or chills. Also heals aches and pains, especially good for headaches.

>>Goldenrod,

A tall plant with bright yellow flowers. Chewed into a poultice to help heal wounds.

>>Honey,

A sweet, golden-colored liquid made by bees. Is eaten or given by moss soaked in it. Soothes infections, smoke-damaged or sore throats, helps cats swallow other herbal mixtures, helps soothe coughing, and gives energy.

>>Horsetail,

A tall, bristly-stemmed plant, referred to with fleshy stalks. Chewed to a poultice and applied to wounds to treat infections, and helps stop bleeding

>>Juniper Berries,

Purple-blue berries from the dark green, spiky-leaved juniper bush. Chewed and eaten to help soothe bellyaches, gives strength, and helps troubled breathing. Is also used to help calm cats

>>Marigold,

A low-growing flower; yellow to bright orange. Petals or leaves are chewed into a poultice. Juice can be used as well. Stops infection, bleeding, and is used for inflammation of stiff joints

>>Poppy Seeds,

Tiny, round black seeds that are shaken out of a dried poppy flowerhead. Are chewed on to help a cat sleep, soothe shock or distress, or ease pain. Not recommended for nursing queens.

>>Raspberry Leaves,

Soft to the touch, but with jagged edges. Could be a painkiller, or help stop bleeding, such as during kitting.

>>Rush, 

Has long narrow and lavender-colored head stalks. Used to bind broken bones, and helps to hold a broken limb in place, much like a cast for Twolegs.

>>Snakeroot,

The best remedy for poison, especially snake bites 

>>Stinging Nettle,

Has green, spiny seeds. The seeds are eaten by a cat who's swallowed poison, or the leaves are chewed into a poultice for a wound. Induces vomiting, or brings down swelling. Can be mixed with Comfrey to heal broken bones. Helps with wounds

>>Tansy,

The Tansy plant has round, yellow leaves and a very sweet and strong scent, making it good for disguising a cat's scent. Is consumed (only in small doses) to help cure coughs. Can be used to cure wounds and poisons, stops cats from getting greencough, and soothes throats

>>Tormentil,

Has a strong, aromatic scent and a sharp taste. The root is chewed and put on wounds to extract poison.

>>Yarrow,

A flowering plant with small white bunches of flowers. Its leaves are chewed into a poultice that can be given to cats or applied to a wound, depending on the situation. Extracts poison from wounds, and will make a cat vomit up toxins. The ointment will soften and help heal cracked pads. 

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