Medical Herbs

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~Alder Bark~

Description: bark of the alder tree.

Location: grows mainly in boggy, wet terrain.

Usage: treats tooth pain.

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~Beech Leaves~

Description: large, broad leaves that can be serrated, entire or sparsely toothed.

Location: grows in almost any soil that is not waterlogged.

Usage: helps carry other herbs.

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~Bindweed~

Description: arrowhead-shaped with pale white or pink trumpet shaped flowers.

Location: grows almost anywhere.

Usage: Fastens sticks to broken legs to keep them in place.

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~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 to ease the swelling of bee stings.

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~Borage Leaves~

Description: small blue or pink star-shaped flowers with hairy leaves.

Location: grows best in forests.

Usage: chewed and eaten by nursing queens to produce more and better milk. Also brings down fevers.

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~Burdock Root~

Description: tall-stemmed thistle with a sharp smell and dark leaves.

Location: best in dry areas.

Usage: dug up, washed, then chewed into a pulp. Lessens and heals the pain of infected rat bites.

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~Burnet~

Description: has oval shaped leaves with serrated edges and large clusters of flower buds on top.

Location: usually found in dry, grassy meadows.

Usage: a traveling herb used to keep a cat's strength up.

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~Catchweed~

Description: a plant with fuzzy green balls on long stems.

Location: common in hedges and other low, shrubby vegetation.

Usage: the burrs are put on the pelt where poultices are. Stops poultices from being rubbed off without hurting the skin.

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~Catmint~

Description: leafy and delicious-smelling plant.

Location: rarely found in the wild; mostly found in Twoleg gardens.

Usage: is eaten to treat greencough and can also treat whitecough.

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~Celandine~

Description: yellow flower with four petals.

Location: grows in forests.

Usage: juice is trickled into the eye to soothe a damaged eye.

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