herbs
« Thread started on: Mar 6th, 2007, 4:39pm »
# Poppy seeds- used to make a cat very sleepy # 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 # Dock leaves - used to sooth scratches; can also make a cat's coat slippery; can be used as a surface for vomiting. # Marigold - leaves used to treat infection and heal wounds and sores # Horsetail - 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 # Catnip (also called catmint) - used to treat whitecough and greencough; can help to relax a cat # 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, and give strengh to recovering cats # 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 # Wild Basil- used to treat paw problems # Poison Ivy (leaves)- used on cracked paw pads # Celandine - used to treat ailments of the eyes # Snakeroot - 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 # Broom - This is used in poultices for broken legs. # Dried Oak Leaves- stops infection # Lavender- cures fever # fennal- used for calming /sothing distressed cats,and as beding #rose petals- same as fennal
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