Herbs of the Pack

Snowflower wrote:Key:
Red Name = Treatment of Wounds
Yellow Name = Treatment of Diseases
Blue Name = Poisonous
Green Name = Other

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Alder Bark



Description: Bark of the alder tree.
Location: Unknown.
Usage: For tooth pain
Effect: Eases toothaches

Blackberry Leaves



Description: Leaves from the prickly blackberry bush.
Location: Almost anywhere; they are very hardy plants.
Usage: These leaves are chewed into a pulp.
Effect: Eases the swelling of beestings.


Borage Leaves



Description: It is easily distinguished by its small blue or pink star-shaped flowers and hairy leaves.
Location: Grows best in rainforests
Usage: It is chewed and eaten by nursing queens.
Effect: It produces more and better milk. It also brings down fevers.


Burdock Root



Description: Tall-stemmed thistle with a sharp smell and dark leaves.
Location: Best in dry areas
Usage: The root is dug up, the soil is washed off, and then it is chewed into a pulp.
Effect: Lessens and heals the pain of infected rat bites.


Burnet



Description: Has oval-shaped leaves with serrated edges. Stems grow 50-200cm tall, with large clusters of small flower buds on top.
Location: Unknown
Usage: A traveling herb
Effect: Is said to help stop minor bleeding on humans. Keeps a wolf's strength up



Catchweed



Description: A plant with fuzzy green balls on long clining stems.
Location: Unknown
Usage: The burrs are put on the pelt where poltices are.
Effect: Stops poltices from being rubbed off without hurting the skin.


Catmint



Description: A leafy and delicious-smelling plant.
Location: Rarely found in the wild; mostly found in gardens.
Usage: Eaten
Effect: Best remedy for the deadly greencough, which pups and elders usually catch in the season of winter. Can also be used for whitecough.


Celandine



Description: Yellow flower with four petals
Location: Grows better on the territory
Usage: Juice is trickled into the eye
Effect: Soothes damaged eyes.



Chamomile



Description: A small, white flower with a large, yellow center
Location: Can be found in the camp
Usage: Eaten
Effect: Strengthens the heart and soothes the mind. Also given to traveling wolves for strength.



Chervil



Description: A sweet-smelling plant with large, leafy, fern-like leaves and small white flowers.
Location: In the forests
Usage: Chewed to extract the juice of the leaves or the root.
Effect: For infected wounds and bellyache, respectively. Can be used during whelping



Chickweed



Description: Tall-stemmed plant with fat, almond-shaped leaves.
Location: In the forests
Usage: Unknown
Effect: Treats greencough, though catmint is often preferred.



Cobwebs



Description: Long, thin, shiny strands spun into a web by spiders. Very common.
Location: All around the territory
Usage: Press over wound.
Effect: To soak up and stop (or slow) the bleeding. It may also be used to bind broken bones.



Coltsfoot



Description: A flowering plant with yellow or white flowers resembling dandelions. Grows best in spring.
Location: Grows by a waterfalls or creeks and rivers
Usage: Leaves chewed into a pulp
Effect: Eases breathing or puppy-cough, as well as cracked or sore pads.



Comfrey Root



Description: It has large leaves, small bell-shaped flowers, which are pink, white, or purple, and fat, black roots. Tangy smell
Location: Unknown
Usage: Roots are chewed into a poultice
Effect: Repairs broken bones or soothes wounds. Also used for wrenched claws. Can be used for itching, Used for inflammation on stiff joints



Daisy Leaf



Description: Thick, dark green, oval shaped leaves
Location: Unknown
Usage: Chewed into a paste
Effect: Eases the pain of aching joints. It is also a travelling herb.



Dandelion



Description: Common yellow-flowered plant with long, hollow stems.
Location: Unknown
Usage: The white liquid is thought to be applied to bee stings, Leaves can be chewed
Effect: Thought to soothe and heal bee stings. Its leaves can also be chewed to act like a painkiller.




Dock



Description: Common, large-leafed plant with a tangy smell and taste.
Location: grows best in leafy areas
Usage: Chewed up and applied to scratches. Similar to sorrel.
Effect: Soothes scratches, though can sting when being applied. Soothes sore pads



Fennel



Description: Thin, spiky leaves
Location: Unknown
Usage: Stalks are broken and juice is squeezed into the receiver's mouth



Feverfew



Description: Small bush with flowers resembling daisies, sharp tangy smell, small soft leaves
Location: Grows best along the water
Usage: Eaten
Effect: Reduces body temperature for cats with fever or chills. Also heals aches and pains, especially good for headaches
Effect: Helps pain in the hips



Goldenrod



Description: A tall plant with bright, yellow flowers.
Location: Grows well on damp soil
Usage: Chewed into a poultice.
Effect: Good for healing wounds.



Heather Nectar



Description: Nectar found in bell-shaped flowers.
Location: Best grown in shady areas
Usage: Included in herbal mixtures.
Effect: Makes swallowing easier and sweetens mixtures



Honey



Description: A sweet, golden-coloured liquid made by bees.
Location: In honeycombs or bees nests up in trees.
Usage: Eaten, or given by moss soaked in it.
Effect: Soothes infections, smoke-damaged or sore throats, and helps wolves swallow other concoctions.



Horsetail



Description: A tall, bristly-stemmed plant, referred to with fleshy stalks
Location: Any marshy area.
Usage: Chewed to a poultice, and applied to wounds
Effect: Treats infections


Juniper Berries



Description: Purple-blue berries from the dark green, spiky-leaved juniper bush.
Location: Grows in places that are not wet
Usage: Chewed and eaten.
Effect: Soothes bellyaches, gives strength, and helps troubled breathing. It is also used to help calm cats.


Lamb's Ear



Description: Soft, fuzzy green plant.
Location: Commonly found in the mountains
Usage: Unknown
Effect: Gives a wolf strength.


Lavender



Description: A small, purple, flowering plant.
Location: In the camp
Usage: Unknown
Effect: Cures fever and chills. Also a herb used to hide the scent of death.



Mallow Leaves



Description: Three-nubbed leaves from a flowering shrub, sweet rose scent
Location: Grows best near shore, but best collected at sunrise when they are dry.
Usage: Eaten
Effect: Soothes bellyache.



Marigold



Description: A low-growing flower, yellow to bright orange
Location: Near water
Usage: Petals or leaves chewed in a poultice. Juice can be used as well
Effect: Stops infection. Stops bleeding. Used for inflammation of stiff joints



Mint



Description: None
Location: Patch beside the nursery
Usage: Rubbed on a dead body
Effect: Hides the scent of death



Mouse Biles
Extracted from the mouse. The only remedy for ticks, mouse bile is foul smelling, and is stored in moss. When dabbed on a tick, the tick falls off. Smell can be masked by wild garlic, or by washing paws in running water. If accidentally swallowed, can leave a horrible taste in mouth for days. Medicine cats always have to remember to wash their paws in a body of water, such as a creek or stream, after using mouse bile.



Dried Oak Leaf



Description: Round, cartoony ruffled leaves.
Location: All over the forest floor and collected in autumn.
Usage: Unknown, but stored in a dry place.
Effect: Stops infection from setting in.



Parsley



Description: A long-stemmed plant with ragged-edged crinkly leaves, Sharp scent, tastes cold and fresh, tastes the same fresh or dried
Location: Unknown
Usage: Eaten
Effect: Stops a queen from producing milk if her pups die, don't need milk anymore, or are producing too much milk. Also used to cure bellyache.



Poppy Seeds



Description: Small black seeds that are shaken out of a dried poppy flowerhead.
Location: All over the forest
Usage: Chewed on
Effect: They can put a wolf to sleep, soothe shock or distress, or ease pain. Not recommended for nursing queens.



Ragwort Leaves



Description: Tall shrub with yellow flowers, Tastes foul to cats
Location: Unknown
Usage: Crushed and chewed; mixed with juniper berries, it can help aching joints.
Effect: Treats aching joints and keeps a wolf's strength up



Ragweed



Description: Ragged-leaved plant resembling a fern.
Location: Thought to be commonly found in the mountains
Usage: Thought to give wolves extra strength
Effect: Like lamb's ear, ragweed gives a wolf extra strength and energy



Raspberry Leaves



Description: Soft to the touch, but with jagged edges.
Location: In the forest, it grew near the catmint
Usage: It could be a painkiller, or help stop bleeding during whelping
Effect: Could possibly ease pain, or stop bleeding



Rosemary



Description: Tall with needle-like leaves and purple flowers.
Location: Near the warriors den in the camp.
Usage: Put on the pelt of a dead wolf to prepare for burial.
Effect: Hides the scent of death.


Rush



Description: It has long narrow leaves and lavender-colored head stalks
Location: Unknown
Usage: Used to bind broken bones
Effect: Helps hold a broken limb in place, such as casts for Twolegs



Snakeroot



Description: The best remedy for poison, especially snake bites
Location: Unknown
Usage: Thought to be applied to wounds
Effect: Thought to heal poison



Sorrel



Description: Similar to dock, Sorrel is used as a traveling herb
Location: Can be found near the creek
Usage: Eaten
Effect: Traveling herb



Stinging Nettle



Description: It has green, spiny seeds.
Location: All over the forest
Usage: The seeds are eaten by a wolf who's swallowed poison, or the leaves are chewed into a poultice for a wound.
Effect: Induces vomiting, or brings down swelling, respectively. Can be mixed with comfrey to help heal broken bones. Helps with wounds



Tansy



Description: The tansy plant has round, yellow leaves, and has a very sweet and strong scent, making it good for disguising a wolf's scent
Location: Found in the forest
Usage: To be consumed, but only in small doses.
Effect: Cures coughs. Can be used to cure wounds and poisons. Stops cats from getting greencough. Soothes throats.



Tormentil



Description: It has a strong, romantic scent to it and a sharp taste
Location: Unknown
Usage: Chewed and put on the wound
Effect: Its root is good for treating all wounds and extracting poison



Thyme



Description: Small, delicate, thick, sticky leaves with a fresh tang
Location: Unknown
Usage: Leaves can be chewed on
Effect: Calms nervousness, anxiety, and wolves who are in shock.



Travelling Herbs
Traveling Herbs consists of sorrel, daisy, chamomile and burnet. Used to give a wolf more energy and strength.



Watermint



Description: A green, leafy plant
Location: Usually found in streams or damp earth
Usage: It is usually chewed into a pulp, and then eaten
Effect: Eases the suffering that originates from a bellyache



Wild Garlic


Description: Due to its strong smell, it is good for hiding the scent of a certain wolf, and disguising wolfs.
Location: Not far from the forest entrance in the camp.
Usage: One must roll in it
Effect: Prevents infection, especially rat bites.



Willow Bark



Description: Bark of the willow tree
Location: Grows near dry places
Usage: Unknown
Effect: Eases pain



Wintergreen



Description: Easily identifiable by its red berries
Location: Unknown
Usage: Unknown
Effect: Treats wounds and some poisons



Yarrow




Description: A flowering plant
Location: Beside mossy rocks
Usage: Its leaves are chewed into a poultice that can be given to cats or applied to a wound depending on the situation.
Effect: Extracts poison from wounds. Will make a cat vomit up toxins. The ointment will soften and help heal cracked pads.



POISONS


Deathberries



Description: Red berries from the dark-leaved, poisonous yew bush.
Location: Unknown
Usage: Sometimes used to kill other wolves by making them eat the berry.
Effect: Kills a wolf within minutes when consumed.



Foxglove Seeds



Description: Tiny, black seeds from the bell-shaped flower of the foxglove plant.
Location: Unknown
Usage: They are used to treat the heart
Effect: They can easily cause paralysis and heart failure


Holly Berries



Description: Plant with spiny leaves that produces red berries with no medicinal value.[120]
Location: Unknown
Usage: Unknown
Effect: Not a bother to adult wolves, however can be poisonous for pups.




Nightshade



Description: Tubular flower with radiating petals
Location: Unknown
Usage: To kill a wolf who cannot be saved quickly.
Effect: Poisonous



Water Hemlock



Description: Green or white flowers with petals in umbrella-shaped clusters
Location: Unknown
Usage: Unknown
Effect: Causes writhing and foaming at the mouth.